'SNL' mocks Trump over rising gas prices in cold open
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"Saturday Night Live" is taking on rising gas prices − and Timothée Chalamet's ballet takes.
The sketch show kicked off its March 14 episode with a cold open featuring a family of four filling up at a gas station and struggling with the cost, prompting President Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, to enter.
"Hi, it's me, Donald Trump," he said, addressing the audience as the family remained frozen behind him. "You might remember me from such campaign promises as 'lower gas prices' and 'no more wars.' Psych! We love to make promises, because a promise is just a lie that hasn't happened yet. But now it has, and gas costs like a million, billion dollars a gallon."
Referencing the music of Harry Styles, the evening's "SNL" host, Johnson's Trump added, "The stock market is going in one direction: Down." He also explained gas prices are "very high because of war with Iran, which is where they make gas. I wish someone had told me that."
The cold open also referenced Chalamet's controversial recent remarks that "no one cares about" ballet or opera anymore. The "Marty Supreme" actor made the comments during a discussion about keeping movie theaters alive.
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