Trump cuts off Lin-Manuel Miranda’s rap to defend his first week in office

On January 26, 2025By Littum

The first one Saturday Night Live Since Donald Trump’s second inauguration began with the Republican president interrupting the signing of the Declaration of Independence—which Lin-Manuel Miranda had begun rapping about—to proclaim that he is in his “King era.”

Trump (James Austin Johnson) continued to defend his actions thus far, which include Termination of security detail For former officials who have received death threats, pardon about 1,500 January 6 rebels and says he will get rid of FEMA, sign an order aiming to finish first recognize two genders and end the practice, Among many others.

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“Like the founding fathers, I am also creating a new country. And like them, we do it very white. They are over. It’s dead. Workplaces must return to looking like the TV show The office” He said before scorning Miranda.

“Look at Lin. He was tricked into coming here. Now he is frozen on stage,” he said as Miranda and others took their places in the darkened background.

“But it has been a good first week. I’ve done more in the last four years than ‘Sleepy Joe’ and Kamala did in the last four years, all thanks to my beautiful executive orders. From now on there will be two genders. One to work and one to cook,” Trump continued.

“And we are done with LGBT. No more drag, no more guys in wigs, no more what these guys were wearing,” he continued, signaling behind him. “What a strange way to dress, isn’t it? A little zesty. ‘Darling, I’m off to start America! Give me my wig and my tights and my big puffy shirts. ‘ So we’re going back to common sense about gender. And the women wear makeup. No more makeup on men…unless you need it to be president. “

Trump then referred to his executive orders that pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization. This was achieved, Trump said: “Using something I call the pull-out method — something, frankly, I wish I did a lot more of in the 1980s. Eric! “

He also praised Pete Hegseth, the scandal-plagued former Fox News host who was build confirmed as Secretary of Defense on Friday night.

“He said he would start drinking if he got the job and that was all I needed to hear. ‘I’ll never drink again!’ The famous promise, people come right into the bathroom,” Trump said, before mocking Miranda some more.

“He wrote a whole rap, and he doesn’t get to do it. Ah, the audience would have eaten it right up. But we don’t want to hear it. He’s within earshot of an ego and he’s got to stand there until I’m done,” Trump said as Miranda began to crack. “Linnie, Linnie, Linnie, Linnie. Laura Linney. Lin-Manuel Miranda Cosgrove. There he is. He is such a mother. “

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