James Austin Johnson was back in Trump-mode on “Saturday Night Live” to mock the president’s recent obsession with whether he’s heaven-bound on this weekend’s episode.
Ribbing President Donald Trump’s fondness for random podcast appearances, Johnson’s character joined the faux show, “Snack Homiez,” which featured pop star Sabrina Carpenter and “SNL” castmates Chloe Fineman, Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska as four painfully Gen Alpha boys.
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Before it was time for their special guest, in a conversation heavy on under-18 vernacular, the kids debated the best Halloween candies as well as the most “goated” vegetables. (Answer: “Some vegetables are fire and some are low-key a fruit.”)
Asked for his thoughts on veggies (not a fan), Johnson sailed into one of Trump’s signature stream of consciousness riffs where he bragged about ending “200 wars” ― and addressed his decision to commute ex Congressman George Santos’ prison sentence earlier that Saturday.
“You know who I like is that George Santos,” “SNL” Trump said. “He’s weird, he’s a liar. I think he’s great. We don’t know anything about him, he’s one of our favorite people. I don’t know him at all, but one of our favorite people.”
“People are marching because they’re happy he’s free,” he went on, referring to the “No Kings” rallies which brought out millions of Americans earlier that day. “It’s a ‘Yes, King!’ march. They say, ‘Yes, King!’”
Out of the blue, the pretend president pivoted to one of his strangest recent fixations: where he’s bound in the afterlife.
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“Am I going to heaven, chat?” Johnson asked. “Do I fit the criteria in terms of Christian and with regard to Saint Peter and Pearly Gates?”
“Probably not. Right?” he told the table of flummoxed preteens. “Epstein! Oh, well. You know, it’s been a good run. Had a great time.”
Perplexing many, Trump has repeatedly pondered his postmortem fate in public over the past few months.
Back in August, he mused if he was heaven-worthy in the middle of talking foreign policy on “Fox & Friends.”
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“I want to try and get to heaven if possible,” he said at the time. “I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I hear I’m really at the bottom of the totem pole. If I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.”
Last weekend while chatting with Fox News reporter Peter Doocy on Air Force he returned to the topic, noting that he was being a bit cheeky before suggesting he might not be “heaven-bound.”
Thoughts and prayers, I guess? You can watch the full sketch above.
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