Colin Jost portrayed Pete Hegseth during the first cold open of the 51st season, lamenting that “Our military is gay as hell!” But also mourning that “it’s also never been fatter!”
This mirrored his real life meeting with the military’s top generals this week, during which the meeting was strangely similar. Jost’s version just got rid of any subtext, demanding that the military be filled with “hot, shredded, hairless men that are definitely not gay.”
Then James Austin Johnson’s Trump interrupted to say he was “Just keeping my eye on SNL” and “Making sure they don’t say anything too mean about me.”
Trump then got meta, saying, “SNL 51 off to a rough start: 17 new cast members and they have the ‘Weekend Update’ guy do the cold open,” a nod to the hirings and firings from over the summer.
He also got in a jab at Jost, saying, “I thought he’d be with his friends at the Riyadh Comedy Festival,” with Jost having to admit he didn’t get an invite.
Trump then reminded the audience that if the late night got out of control, “My attack dog at the FCC Brendan Carr would take care of him.” Mikey Day then tiptoed into the scene as Carr, correcting Trump when he mispronounced his name.
Trump ended the segment by saying, “Remember: Daddy’s watching.”
Watch the sketch below.
