SNL Goes Nuclear: Calls Trump ‘Donald Jesus’ in Blistering Easter Sketch

Saturday Night Live (SNL) took aim at Donald Trump again this weekend, this time casting him as a messianic figure in its latest cold open titled “Donald Jesus Trump.” The Easter-themed sketch spoofed both religion and the economy, making headlines for its controversial humor.

James Austin Johnson, known for his uncanny Trump impersonation, opened the scene by interrupting a dramatic reenactment of Jesus flipping tables in a temple. He then launched into a monologue parodying Trump’s economic policies, recent tariff changes, and chaotic market fluctuations.

“Many people are calling me the Messiah,” said Johnson-as-Trump, before joking, “Because of the mess-I-ah made out of the economy.”

The sketch didn’t hold back. It mocked the stock market’s recent dips and rebounds by comparing it to Jesus’ resurrection: “The stock market did a Jesus. It died, then on the third day it was risen. And then on a fourth day, it died again, possibly never to return.”

SNL also took jabs at inflation, especially during Easter. “We love hunting for eggs, just like everyone’s doing in the grocery store right now. Because they cost a trillion billion dollars,” Trump quipped.

The bit wrapped with a final punchline about religious hypocrisy: “Easter mass is always packed, right? Some people only go on Christmas and Easter. Not me! I don’t go on those days either.”

The satirical sketch followed a wave of criticism aimed at Trump’s recent tariff hike on China, which caused a dip in the stock market before a temporary pause was announced. SNL’s version spun the chaos into biblical metaphor, highlighting the absurdity with the line: “You can read all about that in my Trump Bible.”

Fans online had mixed reactions. Some called it one of the show’s most “savage” takedowns in recent years. Others felt SNL was going too far in mixing religion with politics.

But for longtime SNL viewers, the sketch was just the latest chapter in a years-long tradition of roasting Trump’s presidency, only this time, with divine flair.

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