Saturday Night Live opened its latest episode with a chaotic sketch featuring Donald Trump calling Tiger Woods, Melania Trump and Pete Hegseth. James Austin Johnson portrayed Trump, while Kenan Thompson played Woods. The bit lampooned recent headlines involving the figures.
In the cold open, Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, dials Tiger Woods, portrayed by Kenan Thompson. Woods recounts his March 27 DUI arrest and car flip instead of discussing golf. Trump suggests Woods should have claimed they are friends, but Woods replies that he already did and it failed to help. Trump shrugs off the incident lightly during the fictional call, which references a real videotaped phone conversation between the two during Woods' DUI bust on March 27. The sketch escalates when Melania Trump enters the conversation. She proposes giving a speech to deny any ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump calls the idea a little insane. This pokes fun at Melania's actual Thursday address where she announced she had no relationship with Epstein. Pete Hegseth appears as a war-hungry figure providing erratic updates on Iran. The portrayal suggests world leaders might favor bombs over further U.S. negotiations. Hegseth had publicly supported raising the U.S. Army enlistment age to 42 last month. The segment weaves these real events into a frenzied parody, leaving viewers with a surreal take on the headlines.
