‘SNL’: Trump Touts ‘Fantastic, Unbelievable Depression’ Ahead in Tariffs Speech Reenactment | Video

James Austin Johnson’s President Donald Trump explained his tariffs decision in the cold open of “Saturday Night Live,” teasing a new era in his presidency “MAGDA: Make America Great Depression Again.” “My favorite word, tariff, which, of course, is short for terrific idea,” Johnson’s Trump said, reenacting his Wednesday speech from the rose garden. “It’ll be great.

It’ll be better than great. It will be a fantastic, unbelievable depression,” he said. “Never seen before.



“We’ve never seen before. This depression is going to be so great. We’ll be the ones eating the cats and the dogs.

” Mike Myers joined as Elon Musk, introducing a new Tesla Model V that vandalizes itself, saying that users could choose a penis or a swastika to depict on the new electric car model. Johnson’s Trump brought out the cardboard one sheet that explained which countries were hit with the tariffs and by which percentages. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, played by Andrew Dismukes, accidentally brought out the cheesecake menu instead before bringing out the tariffs breakdown.

“We spent so much time, frankly, millions of dollars, on this piece of art,” Johnson’s Trump said of the cardboard cutout. “We listed the countries in an order that’s neither alphabetical nor numerical for maximum confusion.” Wednesday President Donald Trump unveiled his most expansive tariffs to date.

The tariffs will apply to more than 100 trading partners, including the European Union, China, Britain and India. Mexico and Canada, which had been slapped with levies earlier, were excluded. More to come.

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