SNL, Trump and Pete Hegseth
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was put on the hot seat by Saturday Night Live — with Colin Jost portraying the embattled secretary as a complete maniac.
Colin Jost reprised his blistering impression of embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Jost, who rarely appears on Saturday Night Live outside of “Weekend Update,” portrayed Hegseth as an aggressive,
Once awoken, the president says he won't hesitate to throw Pete Hesgeth "under one of Mamdani's free buses"
President Trump (James Austin Johnson) dreamt about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) struggled to fend off reporters' war crime questions in tonight's "Saturday Night Live" cold open.
"Let's say, if I had a drink for every Venezuelan we've killed, I'd really like that number of drinks," said Donald Trump's fog of warred Secretary of Defense/War tonight in Saturday Night Live's unusually high temperature cold open.
The two-time Oscar nominee served as one of the final hosts of 'SNL' in 2025, with Josh O'Connor and Ariana Grande slated to lead the next finale two episodes of the year.