'SNL' Cold Open Mocks Trump's Nobel Prize Envy and Cabinet 'Monsters'
Key Points:
- "Saturday Night Live" satirized President Donald Trump's ego regarding the Nobel Peace Prize and the U.S. military action in Venezuela during the cold open of its first 2026 episode, featuring a faux Trump news conference and cabinet meeting.
- James Austin Johnson portrayed Trump boasting about receiving a Nobel Peace Prize from Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and mocking the capture of Nicolás Maduro, while Colin Jost's Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth humorously bragged about the Venezuela operation and threatened Iran.
- The show also lampooned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's insensitive response to the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, with Ashley Padilla's portrayal delivering a sarcastic recruitment pitch for ICE agents.
- Vice President