NBC’s James Austin Johnson and Colin Jost reprised their President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth roles on Saturday Night Live for some Iran-related hot takes that were disguised as satire. According to Johnson, the reason why gas prices are increasing is because of a domino effect that started with the Epstein files while Jost suggested Hegseth is bombing Iranian schools while drunk.
The cold open began with a family at a gas station where the father, played by Mikey Day, declared, “If anyone has to use the bathroom, do it now. We’ve got another two hours before we get to grandma’s. I’m just going to fill up the tank.”
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