SNL publishes a parody of Trump’s Middle East trip
SNL’s description identifies James Austin Johnson as Trump and Emil Wakim as Mohammed bin Salman in a fictional discussion of the Middle East trip. [Saturday Night Live]
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Saturday Night Live published this official upload on 2025-05-17. [Saturday Night Live]
SNL’s description identifies James Austin Johnson as Trump and Emil Wakim as Mohammed bin Salman in a fictional discussion of the Middle East trip. [Saturday Night Live]
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The event date records the upload’s publication date (2025-05-17T23:11:54-05:00), not an independently verified original broadcast date. James Austin Johnson performs a fictional Trump character; the sketch is not a recording of the real Trump speaking. Any references to Epstein concern the comedy’s advertised subject and do not establish wrongdoing by an individual. [Saturday Night Live]
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This is a comedy publication record. Satire and impersonation are explicitly attributed to the performers. The comedy does not independently prove its underlying political allegations, establish motives or diagnose health. [Saturday Night Live]
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- Official comedy upload metadata and synopsis · Saturday Night LiveTrump Middle East Trip Cold Open - SNL
Official YouTube upload DK83sAPd_fc: title; channel/author; first description paragraph; playerMicroformatRenderer.publishDate (2025-05-17T23:11:54-05:00).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK83sAPd_fc
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