'SNL' Cold Open: Trump Crashes Tom Hanks' Halloween to Praise His 'Great A**'
Rolling Stone • • entertainment
Key Points:
- On SNL's Halloween episode, James Austin Johnson portrayed Donald Trump interrupting Tom Hanks’ David S. Pumpkins character during a haunted house tour, mocking the character and making unusual comments about Hanks.
- Trump compared himself to David S. Pumpkins, highlighting their loud, orange, and annoying traits, and made a peculiar joke about admiring men’s butts, referencing "gay dementia."
- He mimicked bizarre vocal sounds from his rally speeches and expressed skepticism about Republican success in the upcoming midterms, criticizing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton while oddly praising Democrat James Talarico.
- Rapper Nicki Minaj insulted Democrats, and Trump introduced a new SNL character, Katie Zacharia, his fictional former press secretary, who fumbled the iconic SNL opening line, which was then smoothly delivered by Hanks and cast members.
