CNN Town Hall South Carolina Cold Open - SNL

[@seannichols1649]

"I took the test and I aced it. I'm 100% mental." Perfect!

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

Usually SNL's Trump material is Twitter-level humor, but this time they actually brought out some pretty decent zingers.

[@gilescorry]

Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress cut food stamps of over 30 million Americans the same month they sent 133 billion to the super wealthy oligarchs of Ukraine to pay for that theft in the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor to the super wealthy in recent memory.

[@gilescorry]

Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress cut food stamps of over 30 million Americans the same month they sent 133 billion to the super wealthy oligarchs of Ukraine to pay for that theft in the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor to the super wealthy in recent memory.

[@thewaffle003]

​@@youtubeviolatedme7123 Agreed. Trump guy actually took off most when talking to Haley

[@evifnoskcaj]

James Austin Johnson is goddamn brilliant. He's even incorporating more and more quotes and mannerisms and has clearly done his research. Top notch impersonation and brilliant acting!

[@justineseiferth8010]

Don't they also shrink his hands visually? It seems like a great jok!

[@evifnoskcaj]

@@justineseiferth8010 Didn't notice that! 😂😂😂 Brilliant writing too. Honestly, the whole team deserves praise as everything: the makeup, hair, waredrobe, writing, delivery...it's all coming together perfectly! 💯

[@genviduploader7729]

Especially when compared to the trainwreck that was Alec Baldwin's impression

[@gilescorry]

Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress cut food stamps of over 30 million Americans the same month they sent 133 billion to the super wealthy oligarchs of Ukraine to pay for that theft in the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor to the super wealthy in recent memory.

[@AZOffRoadster]

Needs a bigger fat suit.

[@SayYoJ]

"I put the panic in Hispanic" 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Bro WHAT 🤣🤣🤣

[@winstonfaulkner537]

😂😂

[@valariethomas1658]

☠

[@CandieP]

Gotta love this man 😂😂

[@sexydictator3241]

Trump puts the "panic" in everything. 😂

[@fixingitrightish]

Got me 😂

[@frodobaggins4794]

i grew up in south carolina... my high school US history teacher used to say that we were "first to secede, last to succeed"

[@Maribel-q3y]

oh! no. sorry!

[@gilescorry]

Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress cut food stamps of over 30 million Americans the same month they sent 133 billion to the super wealthy oligarchs of Ukraine to pay for that theft in the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor to the super wealthy in recent memory.

[@gilescorry]

This is South Caroline, where the people of South Carolina rained down boos on Donald Trump. From Democracy Now. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZm7ZGiEgNmbh9k

[@mycat2230]

I believe all teachers should be this honest.

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

At least you guys are in the top two Carolinas!

[@GrotrianSeiler]

It’s amazing how many jokes there were in this skit. Wow

[@willjackson6522]

The Midnights tracklist joke was insane. The writing and delivery were both perfect.

[@ms0824]

Totally! Really well done joke!

[@christine5512]

“Bejeweled labyrinth, I don’t really have anything for those” really made me laugh 😂😂

[@thomashernandez8700]

Too fast. He was nervous.

[@ShaundaLeer]

Whoever plotted that out needs a raise 😂

[@maggiesmama7782]

“I’m 100% mental” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@quinnwelsh3251]

“He told me he needed a new style, i said ‘what about gangnam?’” 2:46

[@samwilson4597]

elite

[@AZOffRoadster]

Post ended up in wrong place. Never mind.

[@EllisRichburg-kh8ve]

“I won Staten Island and the parts of Long Island where the fist fights happen” holy fuck what an incredible quote that I wish was real

[@carmensandiego7749]

😂 It is real, he won Staten Island, only 1 borough of his home town.

[@Poemi10304]

Ugh, Staten Island is the godforsaken borough of NYC. My parents live there and they're MAGA, and so are their friends. There's something seriously wrong with that place. 🤮

[@maxdragon15]

​@@Poemi10304 how did your smart parents make such a dumb kid?😂

[@nathanprentiss7578]

@@Poemi10304because there is absolutely nothing wrong with the other Burroughs. It’s going swimmingly.

[@seantimmons5900]

​@nathanprentiss7578 So nothing wrong with the garbage dump of New York?

[@SayYoJ]

"Tim Scott everybody, you know he’s a lot like Scott toilet paper. There’s not much there, you can see right through it but it’s better than nothing" GODDAMN 💀💀💀😭

[@exexalien]

Good line, but the problem is Trump IRL isn't anywhere near clever enough to come up with a line like that.

[@Mplsgurl]

That’s gotta hurt 😂

[@israelcm7246]

😂😂😂😂

[@vegasj305]

"......and it's full of holes, we hate the brown holes when you smell your finger and it gets on your nose!"

[@johncarroll5178]

Trump isn't cle er enough to come up with any lines. He gets his minions to do it.​@exexalien

[@tonelocrian]

I like how Keenan doesn't 'even TRY to do accents or impersonations, he's just Keenan as 'Charles Barkley'

[@jaredf6205]

I still remember the Italian accent he tried in the ugly girl Pedro Pascal waiter skit.

[@screechingwind114]

KingCharles or GayBar 😂😂😂

[@brynneholt1990]

Give him a little credit - he did say “turrible”.

[@Cassius3745]

Time 4him to exit the show already, he's way over the 7-8 years limit every other cast member's had to abide by, for no apparent reason 'cept for Black Privilege.

[@Wordalways]

I actually thought he was spot on for this one

[@Gee3Oh]

"He told me he needed a new style, I said what about Gangnam." Lol, good line and well delivered.

[@ryan2985k]

His cadence for Trump is spot on.

[@robi6317]

he gets the award for best Trump

[@jeffrogers3876]

You're high, he's okay at best. Shane Gillis blows him out of the water. SNL might actually be funny if Loren Michaels hadn't bitc**d out and caved to Far Left and fired Shane before he set foot on the studio lot.

[@darrenanthony8473]

Yep better than other one

[@fabianvera273]

Shane Gills is better and you know it

[@iosis99]

I used to think so, too, but I think comedian Shane Gillis' voice impression is better.

[@lealmelisa]

James Austin Jonson never stops improving his impersonations. To me, at the top of best SNL impersonators ever.

[@maryannmiami]

Absolutely agree! I hope the orange Cheeto picks Sarah Palin for vp and we can fetch Tina Fey! She was my fave!

[@zmw711]

For sure the most spot-on presidential impression in the show's history.

[@elianad2083]

Not quite as funny as Alec Baldwin..

[@sallywilliams5444]

@@elianad2083 He's funnier.

[@st0n3p0ny]

​@@elianad2083 the murderer Alec Baldwin? Nobody with a brain thinks SNL is funny.

[@laurenw.8178]

Nikki Haley being on SNL was NOT on my 2024 bingo card 😂

[@moonnugget4598]

👋🏾🤣 RIGHT?!?!?? hahahahah

[@b-meaker99]

Was going to say wonder what combination of holy fuck balls Batman occurred that that's what just happened?!?!?!

[@hospice8896]

2024 was not on my bingo card

[@Bill_Garthright]

Well, they had to give her a pass on that slavery thing, right? This way, the racists will know she's on board with the Confederacy, while the ignorant can look at this and excuse it. Remember, she's a Republican. She supports all of the worst stuff in the Republican Party. She just wants to be President, that's all.

[@jedimaster1562]

Same but this is a different year. She's emblematic of that.

[@TweetyPAK7]

"NikkiTikkiTavi"--rofl. That was brilliant!

[@wjmcd703]

"OH MY GOD, IT'S HER!" That killed me!

[@AnimefortheLazyman]

You know, i never thought a Nikki Haley could win my respect but she did. As a Black Democrat I am impressed. She not only came on a very liberal show, she did well, she aced her lines and delivery, the jokes were funny, and she even made fun of herself and covered the issue that black people complain about her the most. Well done.

[@anyone9689]

@@AnimefortheLazyman agreed , i'd bet dump wont try snl

[@smithwez1101]

no one is worried about her except maybe her husband.

[@JenniferCambly]

Why? It's not funny. Even in a writing context, it was done badly. If Trump is for some reason mistaking Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi - is the inplication that he's senile? - there's a better line to be found there.

[@kpr2]

was bad enough the first time he was on - Sia was great though @@anyone9689

[@adamfanalways]

They say I’m 💯mental 😂that is just a true statement even though it’s a skit🤣😂

[@suitsandstrings55]

Props to her to be honest, she actually didn't seem to struggle with the lines as much as most guests do

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Nikki Haley being honest? Now THAT'S comedy.

[@ranaamir-cl8kl]

found the male Karen @@DunmoresMovieMania

[@st0n3p0ny]

​@toobiasj nobody with a functioning brain would watch SNL, let alone appear in their unfunny sketch nonsense.

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

@@DunmoresMovieMania You misread the comment genius. The commenter didn't say Haley was being honest, they said they were being honest. But yeah, I'm sure a guy who can barely read has a decent grasp of politics.

[@francesinez126]

@@youtubeviolatedme7123 It would help if YTers learned how to properly use punctuation and capitalization. Had that been the case, @suitsandstrings 's comment would have presented as such: "Props to her.[period] T[capital "t"]o be honest, ...." Don't blame @dunmoresmoviemania for not being able to read the mind of an illiterate poster.

[@LB-jw3ly]

“somehow that’s what I wanted to hear.” The most salient phrase in the whole skit.

[@jamesbraun9842]

That's the best way ro to portray Most Trump supporters.

[@Undertakerrules66]

Whoever is playing Tim Scott deserves every award ever. The cadence, the teeth, EVERYTHING. I die everytime 😂

[@conankudo81]

Just don’t let him do stand up

[@Jordan117]

Not enough gum.

[@jacklinks6097]

Dixiecrats

[@Hanzsolomusic]

So you're a racist😏

[@felicitousfeline9956]

Devon Walker

[@JenniferHuangDeng22]

Lol, the Psy Gangnam Style joke.

[@renjreichert3007]

Hilarious

[@Ittakesthecakes]

"He's a dear friend" did make me laugh tbh

[@arlom5132]

Psy is very cool. That song was actually making fun of out of touch rich people like Trump btw.

[@thetennissinologist]

Kim Jong Un must have taught Trump how to correctly pronounce "Gangnam" in Korean.

[@lealmelisa]

😂😂

[@s4lroachclip]

"That is the dumbest thing I ever heard and I work with Shaq". lmao

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

Shaq can slam dunk the ball without even needing to jump near the rim.😄

[@s4lroachclip]

@@GabrielNavarro-bo7st Does that somehow make him smart?

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

​@@s4lroachclipJust useful for promoting the NBA. Shaq was just like a corporate puppet....but much taller.

[@s4lroachclip]

@@GabrielNavarro-bo7st I am really not sure what point you are attempting to make

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

​@@s4lroachclipI was just saying that Shaq was a dumb puppet for the NBA.

[@workingmoodleclass5925]

That was hilarious. Outstanding of everyone. 100% mental 🤣

[@jdhyman]

Let’s be serious that “I see dead people” joke was hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂

[@KC_NZ]

LOL, funny cause it's true haha

[@GalaxyNexus1]

Actually didn't laugh at it at all. Particularly because she was wooden.

[@GGoAwayy]

Yes I enjoyed the timely reference to that movie I saw in theaters in just the century before this one.

[@tuckerbowen4626]

the classics are classics for a reason

[@urNbrTotoro]

amen to that lol

[@ericmrozek]

I'm actually a little surprised that they got Nikki Haley to do a bit.

[@marklewen9384]

Why? NY is a BLUE state, and Haley is a Democrat..

[@chaddon7685]

Free publicity.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Disappointed they had her on. They could have chosen to make fun of how she danced around the slavery question, and they blew it.

[@bluedog10]

Seemed like she wanted it

[@spiralentree737]

​@@zoyadulzura7490i mean they didn't make fun of her but just straight up asked her

[@laalaa99stl]

"That's the dumbest thing I've heard, and I work with Shaq." 👌

[@audreywellham2413]

I love Barclay! Love him talking - always have.

[@dyent]

Almost like the real Charles Barkley wrote that line himself.

[@sexydictator3241]

It would make a great reaction gif to use in the future whenever Trump says anything else between now and November. 😂

[@GreyscaleGod]

That was low

[@Ixzion]

I wanna see the next Inside the NBA.

[@JHartless1488]

she used SNL to come on and admit that slavery was the cause of the Civil War, while casually brushing it off... wow

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

She was born and raised in the South half a century ago. I wouldn't be totally surprised if her middle school history teacher told her class that the Civil War wasn't about slavery. At least she's willing to change her mind.

[@joshyoung1440]

​@@youtubeviolatedme7123 I would be SHOCKED if her history teacher taught her that slavery was the cause. They literally don't teach that in the south. They teach the "lost cause" myth.

[@MerdithLangdon]

@@youtubeviolatedme7123 Politicians don’t change their mind, they change what they say.

[@nkhadebe]

Stolen Election: Taylor's Version🤣🤣🤣 Pure Gold😂😂😂

[@maewest4192]

Did u win your state? Trump: I won Staten Island😂🤣😂

[@Susie_Floozie]

He loooooves his "WorldStar Whites"!!! It was so spot on drumpf-y about spit my coffee.

[@Troller_007]

Voter's options for POTUS 2024. 1 Patriotic Sane Stable, Sharp minded Nikki Haley. 2. Mentally unfit criminal Trump 3. Mentally unstable clueless Biden Pick Nikki Save USA

[@zedmelon]

That should be clue enough right there, for anyone wondering if Trump in the White House is a good idea. The people who know him best rejected him twice.

[@danielgabriel5539]

Not exactly but keep telling yourself that you bury your head back in the sand ​@@zedmelon

[@parisford2020]

he won the new york primary. its new york, they vote democrat in 100 percent of national elections. why would he be expected to win ny?

[@alexthompson50]

i like to say i put the panic in hispanic

[@jacklinks6097]

Lots of Hispanics voting for Trump

[@drghostpepper1]

"Nikki Don't Lose That Number" 😂😂😂 play on the great Steely Dan song!

[@alejandromonje164]

Nikki effing Hailey… Well that was a curve ball

[@Troller_007]

Voter's options for POTUS 2024. 1 Patriotic Sane Stable, Sharp minded Nikki Haley. 2. Mentally unfit criminal Trump 3. Mentally unstable clueless Biden Pick Nikki Save USA

[@lukegoffkat]

INR? I thought they'd just use some campaign material! I said to myself, there's no way she's actually on SNL.

[@albertsordi9351]

truly a COLD OPEN: Cold is to invite the bloodthirsty warmonger Nikki Haley. So SNL supports Israel slaughtering the almost 30,000 innocent Palestinians. 60,000 maimed. Was Jay Lo aware that Haley was on the same show? These people less than human. Disgraceful.

[@audreylowhc]

Never thought Nikki Haley would address the Civil War comment

[@SarahNGeti]

So how did she address it? She didn't elaborate on it at all.

[@stevelarkins4145]

but she still never said the word, slavery

[@allisoncastle]

Don’t fall for this. SNL is literally doing PR for Nikki, trying to make her appear like a reasonable Republican. I’m so pissed off at them and this forced centrism we have in America. Nikki is still f*cking racist, transphobic, and terrible essentially all around.

[@Wico90YT]

She did enough for the articles to be written but no actual clip of the full sentence

[@theadcritic7845]

I didn't like that she gave him the answer before he could say anything, like Donna Brazile did for Hillary

[@rubyfirefly2582]

The Tim Scott impression was 100% on point! Not sure of the actor's name but he deserves credit.

[@GimicPuppet]

Devon Walker

[@AZOffRoadster]

Needs to work on the mouth.

[@thewaffle003]

Was one of the best parts

[@persimo82]

‘I love my worldstar whites’ 😂😂😂

[@GB-TX]

"I see dead people." "Yes that's what voters will see if they see you and Biden on the ballot." ☠️😅 Dead on.

[@debmauritson5016]

The best line and so true. A race to the grave with Biden and Trump. Horrible choices. Hoping for a surprise twist before November.

[@lurklingX]

bro, this one busted me UP 😂

[@jamesbraun9842]

That was the best part, because its true.

[@naturallyun-lished6299]

“I love my World Star Whites” 😂😂

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

The damn people in Manchester England look even more albino.

[@Joe-ty1oy]

Whats the Worldstar Whites joke? Something to do with worldstar??

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

​@@Joe-ty1oyOverabundance of albinos in that cesspool.

[@notvalidcharacters]

What the hell even IS that?

[@joerogers1492]

“World star whites” is my new description of Long Island 😂

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

World star whites sounds like a shitty name for a brand of toothpaste

[@jacklinks6097]

Kinda racist

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

​@@jacklinks6097You see more white people playing Lacrosse than Native Americans. 😯.

[@rumble2468]

More Staten Island

[@anthonymeade7345]

We're the champion of segregation.

[@lifeisgood525]

The gal playing Nikki Haley was spot on!

[@prairiedoggy1]

Um, that was Nikki Haley…….

[@ferallemur]

@@prairiedoggy1 If you look straight up, and then just a little behind you, there's a chance you can still see the joke flying over your head.

[@Devilninja333]

“THAT PERSON” showing up in person really caught me off guard Edit: my bad I didn’t mean to spoil it

[@ramirezproductions0826]

Me too. She was the last person I ever excepted to appear tonight.

[@North_West1]

@@ramirezproductions0826last or 2nd to last?

[@sarysa]

It's an SNL staple at this point for real candidates to appear.

[@wanderingseth]

Thanks for ruining it 😂

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Desperation is a hell of a drug.

[@Free4Ever-grace]

Bing Bing BingBingBing Bada Bada Bing Bong. 100% MENTAL! Yup!

[@jodiramberg707]

The spot on Tim Scott impression followed by a Scott toilet paper analogy 😂😂😂

[@sallywilliams5444]

He really has the crazy speech pattern down perfectly.

[@pacnwguy9056]

This was great. Best Trump impersonator ever, I loved the Tim Scott character, and Nikki was a good sport to make fun of herself. Trump will be raging on Lies Social soon, if he's not already.

[@tooth9047]

jaj has done a much better impression in the past, he's been pretty inconsistent the last few episodes in my opinion

[@pacnwguy9056]

@@tooth9047 He may not have been at the top of his game recently, but he's still the best. Did you see his Easter sketch last year? Really irritated many of the religious crowd.

[@tarantinoish]

He’ll write something stupid, call SNL not funny and say it hasn’t been funny in years. Say it gets terrible ratings and that if they wanted better ratings, they’d be pro Trump. He says the same things over and over again.

[@203photography6]

@@tarantinoish SNL has gone to shit

[@dawnstanley1733]

He's definitely not my favorite trump impersonator. Just not that good at it, hell Seth Meyers does a better impression.

[@reggie_remember]

Starts with S and ends with Lavery 😂😂😂😂😂

[@baylinkdashyt]

Wow; I saw that coming *just* in time, and I gotta, Haley only paused about a second before *getting the right fucking answer* this time.

[@kendalledwards2030]

@@baylinkdashytall she needed was weeks of lead time and the SNL cue cards to get it right.

[@TheTeamIsSHaRP]

And she still didn't say the right answer. LOL

[@oliverburke]

Her answer back then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKrXp6GLaJmBbrM

[@RubyRedDances]

That was kind of gross. Like they're giving her a pass for that asshattery.

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

His impression is so spot on, not just the voice but the mannerisms. I can't imagine what it's like to have Trump inside your head. 😅

[@henrybierman8431]

He lives there rent free

[@ruth8967]

when he is able to let his hair down and no longer compartmentalize, we have found that repeating "the horror. the horror" as Brando is most helpful to calm his soul and dissipate the psychic turmoil of having to imagine oneself as Trump. That guided imagery experience is much kinder/gentler/joyful/optimistic versus being stuck as Trump. I usually do not divulge confidential patient information, but in our weekly therapy sessions, he is working through that element currently

[@henrybierman8431]

@@ruth8967 yes

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Imagine how shit Malania feels.

[@terranotra]

We had Trump in our minds for 4 years and we survived!

[@xy6845]

James got the mimics and gestures down soooo good, it's literally like listening to Trump. Only it's funnier, and less of your brain cells will die. Love these cold opens 🔥🔥

[@bluetextbooks]

😮 Holy shit. Wait is that the real Nicki Haley roasting Trump?

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

It was!

[@LibertarianPoliticsPredictions]

Yep!

[@tdubmusketeer]

Unfortunately it’s the closest we will ever get to a debate between the two because 45 is afraid

[@NY-rg3gy]

Good to see her deliver some jokes and own for Civil War catastrophe

[@zinaj9437]

Hosting or just doing a cameo?

[@bubwal23xifan]

Nikki popped in to try to grab some moderate and independent votes. She knows that's her only chance and she thinks if she comes on SNL, pokes fun at herself it'll help her stock rise a little. She's trying to show that she's not like Trump and can take a joke and not be offended. I admire the effort, but I don't see it helping

[@RamSamudrala]

Trump hosted SNL in 2015 and I'm convinced it helped him.

[@default_user_id]

Yay Nikki, the Not insane or indicted maga party candidate

[@seantlewis376]

@@default_user_id saying "not insane" might be stretching it. Her policies are still scary AF, but she's able to maintain her composure in public.

[@somerandomyoutubechannel5816]

I think SNL gets some credit for having her on. Really, it's not a bad move. The goal is to make sure Trump does not get the office again.

[@the_taydenrock]

@@seantlewis376her policies are not crazy at all. Her policies are what polls show 70% of Americans want on those respective issues

[@celieboo]

That Tim Scott impersonation is 100√√√😊😊😊😊

[@scottyg7321]

This was a really really good snl skit, and it was interesting that Nikki actually went on snl. Shows confidence in my opinion. I really hope she defeats trump somehow

[@Iegs]

she wont, theyve never made a single skit on biden, trump 2024

[@realWesThompson]

He already has it in the bag, but I’ll mark his name again in the primary just for the fun of it :)

[@bogomiakov]

keyword "somehow" - somehow that's what I wanted to hear!

[@prestofungus8588]

Bro you’re on some copium

[@rayfish007]

Nope.. just desperation. The Republicans hate her. Democrat land is her safe space and true voter block.

[@denillefleming2942]

The Tim Scott impression is perfect!!!!

[@hotguava]

Makeup dept doin phenomenal work! The wattle on trump is perfection 😂

[@someguy-k2h]

Many people in the makeup biz are making a killing on their wattle specialization.

[@valeriemetzler9753]

It's a neck camel toe.

[@RaymondHng]

@@someguy-k2h Well that's a new word for me. I've always called it turkey neck.

[@georgesears2916]

Needs more orange 🍊

[@Susie_Floozie]

@@RaymondHng I call it "one horrific-ass case of 'Old Lady's Cha-Cha Neck'."

[@milanfejfar322]

guys honestly... the make up department deserves an award, look at how seamless the bald cap on Kenan and the neck on James looks

[@dunningkruger3774]

I think you mean the "neckgina" on James?

[@Ken.-]

Don't forget how well they made Pete Davidson look like a black guy.

[@molls127]

@@Ken.- that's black pete

[@alissaasmr5646]

Tricky Nikki 😂😂😂😂 Nikki don’t lose that number !!!! I laughed so f ing loud

[@pizzaqueen9590]

"i put the panic in hispanic " lmao 😆

[@1983jcheat]

This Puerto Rican almost fell out of his chair. 😂😂😂

[@nyosha139]

As a Steely Dan fan, "Nikki Don't Lose That Number" brought a big ol smile to my face

[@tyinva1212]

I thought it was billy

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

Fagen and Becker. One of the best writing duo's in music history.

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

​@@tyinva1212Actually it was Ricky

[@JimmeShelter]

I like Prince's Darling Nikki.

[@StevenC32]

My favorite Steely Dan song is Decon Blues, that song is next level good.

[@PatrickOCnMD]

Love the Charles Barkley impression and pronunciation of "Turrable." Spot on.

[@Bobblawlaw1]

James Austin Johnson’s got Trump down a T

[@elianad2083]

Not as well as Alec Baldwin did..

[@stevenwilson6523]

I miss Alec Baldwin 😒

[@sueshea8204]

💯

[@Firstofhername007]

“Ah ya fell for it for twice!” LOL

[@Houlgravely]

Biden is the worst though.

[@lonelyone]

Damn, they gave her the "Live from New York" line, that's huge.

[@chibee0203]

She needs to get those Independent voters.

[@TM-nj6gw]

I told a buddy of mine that Nikki Haley is the back door candidate to replace Joe Biden. These democrats are crafty😂😂. Haley knocks off Trump for the nomination, Biden gets zero votes in the general… Brilliant strategy.. but will it work?

[@SuperToughnut]

That was my thought too!

[@dougofthewoodsdouglasb5505]

Well, at least she is a good sport. She'll never get my vote or the presidency.

[@whocares2087.1]

She's done for in the primary, so it doesn't really matter.

[@PleaseKeef]

That's the best Donald Dump impersonation I've ever seen

[@realWesThompson]

It’s good, pretty close to the real deal. That’s just going to help 45, trump is naturally funny. This guy is going to get fired after the election once Donald is headed back to DC.

[@TheRzarectah]

@@realWesThompsonTrump is going to prison after he is soundly defeated 😊

[@jdovma1]

Worldstar Whites!!! 🤣 I can't.

[@paleocon777]

That’s Racist

[@maudecloutier]

"Starts with an S and ends with -lavery" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@landonfolken03]

Political views aside, kudos to Nikki for being a sport and rolling with the punches.

[@montrelsantiago5226]

Did she get it right this time? I couldn't watch 😅😅😅

[@tad1980]

who's the person who asked the question? audience cheered but i have no idea who she is

[@Verick.]

@@tad1980not a clie

[@calibankzthomas9229]

Yeah at least it shows some sense of humor kudos to her.

[@RmanOG]

Nikki Haley jumpscare

[@jimmythebold589]

lolol

[@badfairy9554]

🤣🤣🤣😂😅

[@clothilde1623]

Lol 😂😱

[@eraniel146]

Haha 😂😂

[@albertsordi9351]

truly a COLD OPEN: Cold is to invite the bloodthirsty warmonger Nikki Haley. So SNL supports Israel slaughtering the almost 30,000 innocent Palestinians. 60,000 maimed. Was Jay Lo aware that Haley was on the same show? These people less than human. Disgraceful.

[@lk3309]

She lost to "None of the above" 😂

[@jmbutler5]

they need to put a fat suit on him!😆

[@marshallross3373]

Absolutely. Trump is about three times larger than James Austin Johnson. More orange around the face would increase the accuracy, too.

[@Ratbas]

Was thinking same. Not necessarily the full Weird Al suit or Fat Bastard, just a couple of pillows under the shirt or something.

[@sylvestervebidoli6859]

Don’t disrespect Donald Trump like that

[@default_user_id]

..and a Diaper

[@default_user_id]

​@@sylvestervebidoli6859..the Drump disrespects himself Just Fine

[@titusmaximus7278]

Took the test im 💯% mental

[@quadsnipershot]

Nicki Halley: I probably should have said that the first time

[@Pappa_66]

😂😂😮😢😂❤🎉. Oh Donald, how's the gofundme is doing😂😂😂

[@x_trio_3_po333]

Great sketch with a surprising cameo! It reminded me of another great cold open sketch when Stormy Daniels made a surprise appearance opposite Alec Baldwin playing Trump. I think that one also had Ben Stiller as Micheal Cohen.

[@wolfshanze5980]

Ya, and Stormy's prediction (like so many other's) never panned out.

[@JimmeShelter]

Where is Alec?

[@NeuralDagger]

Trump is going to "Flip the f out", and i love it

[@ronnieking3848]

Obviously, Ex45 hate watches this show and Nikki knows!

[@Newton-Reuther]

She's gonna lose and badly. Everyone knows it but her. Just completely delusional at this point.

[@ronnieking3848]

@@Newton-Reuther Lol, we know how elections work. Nikki is just riling his ass up and it's worth it!

[@scottwilson3741]

I thought it was cool that she can at least get in on the joke

[@fifigaia8451]

@@Newton-Reuther Lose overall? Likely. But at least she shows more toughness than seasonal GOPs who are softer than Charmin toilet papers.

[@joshuapridgen5714]

@@Newton-Reuthermaybe. I think she is banking on two possibilities. She ekes out a win in South Carolina and it makes enough republicans switch to her going forward, or Trump is removed from the ballot in enough places either from losing his felony trial or the Supreme Court ruling Colorado and Maine can. The latter means they need a reserve candidate and she is right there in the wings available immediately.

[@nacholibreri]

This voice impression is spot on!

[@Imatallguy1]

Holy shit I can't believe Nikki Haley was in the skit wtf lol

[@GHOSTLY774]

She desperate

[@adoerofstuff]

It’s smart.

[@lightvessel]

Dems fund her campaign. Seems like last ditch strategic effort

[@thecombatdonkey6087]

Desperation

[@BrandonTBlackwell]

It's called Desperation. Her home state is coming and the Governor and Senator endorsed President Trump.

[@SandiHooper]

I was so shocked that I thought it was Tina Fey right up to the end.

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

Same!

[@Spicy_icy_M]

😂 Same!

[@StormyDog]

Haley does a pretty good Tina Fey impersonation.

[@jeffl4356]

"Biden has brainwashed Tay-Tay" oh lordy I can't stop laughing ...dating "Tray Kay" .... stop ... side hurts, oh the laughs ... lol!

[@tddrogers98]

Gonna be so fun to see JAJ and maya head to head this fall!

[@Kapoonas]

Yup I probably should have said that the first time lmaooo 😂

[@rejoyce318]

"probably"

[@Getmadinc.]

It's the only thing she's right about, it wasn't only about slavery and the telling fact is the north had slaves as well. Kinda like how the first legal slave owner in the US was black🤯🤣

[@splicerslicer7906]

@@Getmadinc. You should read more. Especially the articles of secession that each state put out. Most of which will tell you it's about slavery in the first paragraph.

[@JamesDabdub]

@@Getmadinc. If you’re talking about Anthony Johnson, he was most definitely not the first slave owner in the U.S. as he was enslaved in Maryland, the true culprit would be Hugh Gwyn (a white-man). If you’re going to bring up Anthony Johnson you should be honest about how his right to vote was stripped from him, and after he died his land was repossessed, and his money was not given to his decedents, and many of his decedents had to flee from persecution and enslavement if that were not already enslaved. Also how does one Black Man being a slave owner discount the Civil War not being about slavery. Is slavery justified in your mind now because a black man participated in it? If so, there may be something quite morally wrong with you.

[@monicataylor6145]

Love hearing Kenan giggling in backgr😂😂😂

[@tyrant-den884]

well gotta respect someone building their entire campaign on: "If he goes to jail, I might get elected in 2028"; that is some gumption.

[@VladimirPutin-p3t]

She's giving a voice to all the Republicans that don't like Trump. Or she's starting to anyway.

[@sassyblondeinwa]

That is a fact they need to keep one other person in until the bitter end after Trump is charged with whatever he will be charged with because I’m sorry to say it, but “nobody is above the law.”

[@yeeaahBUDDY]

@@sassyblondeinwa he was charged with dozens of counts in multiple cases months ago. Lol do you get your news from a foot messenger?

[@tylerkochman1007]

@@VladimirPutin-p3tshe says she’d pardon him

[@aninewforest]

​@@yeeaahBUDDYShe meant "convicted."

[@lurklingX]

these are always SO GOOD! 😂😂😂

[@RobeLifeMusic]

Man, Charles Barkley killed it in this sketch! 🙌

[@deborahgodley6980]

That was not Charles B!

[@chapablo]

​@@deborahgodley6980of course. Clearly that was Punkie in a dress.

[@tonecoates5713]

😔People really need to learn when a joke is being said or in this case typed

[@skippygotrobbed]

Yeah. We're really in trouble. Guess we just have to begin and end every joke by explaining. @@tonecoates5713

[@YoureDelulu]

One of the best episodes I've ever seen - from 'GAYBAR' to 'The Dune II Popcorn Bucket'; this season is amazing

[@loiskampp5105]

Well, I've got to hand it to her, she's got guts.

[@BrianLockett]

Nah, she's got a losing campaign. Don't confuse desperation with bravery. 😅

[@reelreeler8778]

Between her and Trump, she's the one that could win back the White House. The only reason Joe Biden got elected was that so many people (including me) hate Trumps guts.

[@tylerjerabek5204]

The bigger problem is the overwhelming majority of GOP politicians don’t have guts

[@amyreynolds3619]

😊 She's got guts but that's all she has got. 😅😂❤ I'm from South Carolina so I can say that.

[@loiskampp5105]

@@amyreynolds3619 Happily, you can still say whatever you want. And I agree with you.

[@txwilliamsonfamily]

I wouldn't normally be happy to see Nikki Haley given a platform, but she and SNL are trolling Trump hard, and I'm here for it.

[@shake_shells11]

He’s doing such a great job impersonating

[@hasensue]

This is hysterical....the DT impersonation...is perfect lol

[@sdarms111doug9]

Bravo to her, I enjoyed that. It's good to laugh at yourself sometimes.

[@lurklingX]

"hot lincoln" 🤣💀

[@MaarikMari]

Nikki Tikki Tavi 🤣🤣🤣

[@HughJass-313]

❤❤

[@perlahurtadoflores2669]

Wow. I hope as the year goes by we keep getting crazy plot twists like Nikki Hailey on SNL

[@peterinbrat]

Trump hosted in 2016, and he was awful.

[@StormyDog]

@@peterinbrat Go figure...

[@chrisspain]

@@peterinbrat In what was Trump not awful? He never managed anything, ever, in his whole life.

[@Thirdgen83]

@@chrisspain TDS is a hell of a disease.

[@albertsordi9351]

truly a COLD OPEN: Cold is to invite the bloodthirsty warmonger Nikki Haley. So SNL supports Israel slaughtering the almost 30,000 innocent Palestinians. 60,000 maimed. Was Jay Lo aware that Haley was on the same show? These people less than human. Disgraceful.

[@dilbertdoe601]

"Wow, you fell for it twice." 1:43

[@MrsNaughtyCat96]

When he said I won Staten Island,..he looked like he was ruining a fresh one😂!

[@YesJustice]

WOW !! I love Nikki for accepting humors unlike Mr.Trump 😂😂 Its lovely to see her here💯💯

[@joost00555]

I did not see that coming. Definitely took me a moment to run through the entire cast to figure out who could be playing her

[@PhoebeFayRuthLouise]

Same here!

[@moceri55]

Aaaaaand she endorsed him. The hypocrisy is strong with this one.

[@pacoeltaco79]

Kudos to Haley for venturing into the lion's den. "lavery". Classic.

[@AliKaytish]

How does he keep getting better at this 😂