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MAGA Rips 'SNL' For 'Disgusting' Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Sketch Starring Mike Myers

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By Favour Adegoke on March 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST
Updated on March 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM EST

"Saturday Night Live" has garnered the ire of MAGA supporters for its sketch that focused on President Donald Trump's recent meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky recently visited the Oval Office, where he was involved in a heated exchange with Donald Trump, who slammed him for seemingly "gambling with World War III."

"Saturday Night Live" recently sparked controversy when it featured Tom Hanks as a "racist" Trump supporter on its 50th anniversary special.

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'SNL' Under Fire For Trump-Zelensky Sketch

The popular sketch show is being dragged online for its portrayal of the infamous Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The NBC show's rendition featured James Austin Johnson as Trump, Bowen Yang as VP JD Vance, Mikey Day as Zelensky, and Marcello Hernandez as Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"You want to say a few words, maybe tell Mr. Putin how much you love him?" Trump asks Zelensky before Vance jumps in to berate the Ukrainian leader, asking him, "What happened to thank you? You haven't said thank you to us once in the past 15 seconds."

"You think you're getting any money from us after your little outburst today?" Vance asks before adding, "You get nothing. You lose. Good day, sir."

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Trump then chimed in with a dismissive tone to Zelensky, asking, "Who shows up to the White House in a T-shirt and jeans like a garbage person?"

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Mike Myers Plays Elon Musk In The Sketch

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After Trump, played by Johnson, took shots at Zelensky for his outfit, Elon Musk, portrayed by Mike Myers, came onto the screen wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and a jacket while carrying a chainsaw like he did at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last month.

Musk goofs off with the chainsaw and awkwardly jumps into the air before Trump tells him, "Elon, we love your outfit. Very official and respectful."

"Donald, what are you doing in my office? You know I'm president now, right?" Musk said before exclaiming, "I'm kidding! I'm kidding! But maybe not, maybe not!"

"Legalize comedy, legalize comedy!" Myers as Musk chants while jumping up.

He then referenced his controversial role at DOGE, where he helps eliminate government waste.

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"We are firing the nonessential employees. Like air traffic controllers," Musk said in the skit. "Yes," Trump said, "sure, some of the planes are going to land upside down. But then the luggage falls right into your lap, and you're ready to go. It's efficient."

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MAGA Supporters Blast 'SNL' For 'Classless' Sketch

US President Trump Meets with Elon Musk in Oval Office
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After the show, MAGA supporters took to X to slam the comedic sketch, with many calling it "classless" and "unfunny."

"This is disgusting, and you all should be ashamed of yourselves," a person wrote. "Can we find out who is funding the 'Saturday Night Live?'"

Another user said, "'SNL' is out of touch with their audience, really sad, they used to be so funny," while a third added, "So unfunny. Could've had a tremendous skit but ended up so boring and just a bunch of trash. I miss 'SNL' of the 90s. They would've knocked it out of the park."

"I'm watching and damn, so far, nothing has been even remotely funny. And I didn't see much talent in the musical talent either," a fourth X user commented.

"'SNL' continues their agenda of not being funny anymore," another person claimed.

The Show Recently Came Under Fire For Its Tom Hanks Sketch

"SNL" had previously faced backlash in February over a sketch starring Tom Hanks playing a "racist" Trump supporter who was scared to shake a Black man's hands.

The sketch aired during the show's 50th-anniversary special and was heavily criticized by many, who slammed it as "disgusting."

Among them was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s aide, Link Lauren, who shared a post on X addressing the sketch.

"This show wonders why their ratings are in the gutter," Lauren wrote. "Trump won the popular vote. This tired trope that MAGA is racist is disgusting. SNL is an unfunny show for snobbish liberal elites."

"SNL" alum Victoria Jackson also expressed her discontent with the sketch, calling it "stupid."

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Donald Trump Says He Wants 'Peace' Not An 'Advantage'

The latest MAGA uproar comes after Trump and Zelensky got involved in a heated exchange after the Ukrainian president visited the white house.

Both leaders were scheduled to give a joint presser at 1 pm following the signing of a framework mineral agreement, but their frosty meeting overshadowed the plans.

"We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure. It's amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy [sic] is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations."

The U.S. president continued, "I don't want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace."

Their scheduled press conference was canceled afterward, with Zelensky leaving the West Wing at 1:42 pm, two hours and 20 minutes after he arrived.

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