Portrayed by James Austin Johnson, Trump appeared in a white “USA” cap and opened, “Good evening, and happy World War III to all who celebrate. It’s me, Donald Trump, FIFA Peace Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize taker.”

Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson), who touted himself as peacemaker, now addressing the country exulting in war with Iran. With the U.S. and Israel launching strikes on the Iranian regime early on Saturday, killing the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the show scrambled plans for the cold open.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth were riotously roasted in Saturday Night Live’s cold open, which excoriated them for their roles in the overnight attack on Iran by U. S.

SNL writers had just hours to craft a script about the Iran strikes, and now the sketch is taking the internet by storm.

After a two-week hiatus, “Saturday Night Live” returned with a new episode Dec. 6, 2025, with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Dijon, marking McCarthy’s sixth time hosting, her first since 2017, and Dijon’s “SNL” debut.

Connor Storrie officially took the Studio 8H stage for the first time this weekend, making his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live to roaring applause. Skipping the political cold open, the 26-year-old went straight into a monologue that leaned hard into the fandom surrounding his breakout role.

As his monologue went on, Storrie was joined onstage by hockey-star brothers Quinn and Jack Hughes, fresh from the gold medal–winning U.S. men’s hockey team. The team has spent the past week engulfed in backlash after a leaked video showed them partying with FBI Director Kash Patel post-win and laughing as President Donald Trump joked he’d “have to” invite the women to the White House alongside them or he’d “probably be impeached.

Jack and Quinn Hughes, Hilary Knight and Megan Keller appeared on "Saturday Night Live."