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Elon Musk Fires Back At Mike Myers' 'SNL' Impression Of Him, But Netizens Think It Was 'Spon On'

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By Favour Adegoke on March 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM EST

Elon Musk has hit back at Mike Myers over the actor's impression of him in a recent "Saturday Night Live" skit.

The comedy show attempted to satirize Friday's heated conversation between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

At some point, it featured a surprise appearance from Mike Myers doing a new Elon Musk impression as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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Mike Myers Debuted A New Impression Of Elon Musk On 'SNL'

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The comedic show did a parody of Friday's heated meeting between Trump and Zelensky at the Oval Office.

James Austin Johnson played Trump on the show, Bowen Yang played VP J.D. Vance, Mikey Day appeared as Zelensky, and Marcello Hernandez as Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Myers, dressed as Musk in black jeans, a blazer, and a graphic t-shirt, interrupted the meeting, wielding a chainsaw just like the billionaire did on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in January.

"Donald, what are you doing in my office?" Myers as Musk asked in the sketch. "You know I'm the president now, right?"

Imitating Musk at a Trump rally last year, Myers jumped up and down while copying his hand gestures.

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"They're saying I'm firing people with no cause. But I do have cause, it's 'cause' I feel like it," Myers as Musk joked.

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Elon Musk Blasts Mike Myers' Impression, But Netizens Think It Was 'Spot On'

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The Tesla boss was seemingly not a fan of Myers' impression, and he let his feelings known about it on his social media platform..

Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "Humor fails when it lies."

The billionaire's comment was a response to a post by an X user that read, "I can't imagine the kind of person who finds this funny," also dunking on the "SNL" skit.

Musk's disapproval, unfortunately, didn't help matters for him as netizens defended Myers, claiming that his impression was "spot on."

One person wrote, "Fails? They pretty much nailed you. Now it's even funnier when I know it hurt your feelings."

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Another said, "Mike Myers was very funny in this skit [in my opinion]," while a third noted, "You were all 'legalize comedy' just a few days ago. I guess you've changed your mind? Because most people thought Mike Myers was spot on & hilarious."

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More On The 'SNL' Skit About Trump And Vance's Oval Office Spat With Zelensky

The NBC sketch show faced backlash from MAGA supporters, who slammed the Oval Office skit as "classless" and "unfunny."

Many took aim mainly at the part that criticized Trump and Vance's heated moment with Zelensky following a heated argument in the Oval Office on Friday, saying the Kyiv leader had "disrespected the United States of America."

In the skit, Trump, played by Johnson, tells Zelensky, "You want to say a few words, maybe tell Mr. Putin how much you love him?"

Vance, portrayed by Yang, then 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 continues, before adding, "You get nothing. You lose. Good day, sir."

Trump then said dismissively to Zelensky, "Who shows up to the White House in a T-shirt and jeans like a garbage person?"

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Donald Trump Addressed His Heated Moment With Zelensky On Truth Social

US President Trump Meets with Elon Musk in Oval Office
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Although Trump has yet to react to the "SNL" sketch parodying his exchange with Zelensky, he has since reacted to the actual moment on his Truth Social page, where he claimed the Ukrainian president "disrespected" the U.S.

"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."

He continued, "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. 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."

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Elon Musk Calls Out Zelensky After Oval Office Incident

President Trump Meets with Elon Musk in Oval Office
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Musk also called out Zelensky directly since the now-controversial Oval Office meeting between him and Trump.

On X, he accused the Ukrainian president of pushing for "a forever war, a never-ending graft meat grinder," adding, "This is evil."

In an earlier post, Musk wrote, "What I said over 2 years ago was that Ukraine should seek peace or suffer severe loss of life for no gains. The latter was Zelensky's choice. Now, he wants to do that again. This is cruel and inhumane."

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