Season 52 of “Saturday Night Live” opened with its usual cold open, and it involved two unlikely political BFFs.
\n\nRamy Youssef stopped by to play New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose office was visited by James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump.
\n\n“For some reason that no one can figure out, I really, really like you,” Trump said to Mamdani.
\n\nThe pair discussed the storm currently slamming the East Coast, the Knicks’ championship, this week’s U.N. meeting in NYC and Trump’s recent hosting of China President Xi Jinping.
\n\nSoon enough, their discussion was interrupted by Natalie Harp, Trump’s much-discussed executive assistant. Played by Ashley Padilla, Harp evoked “Obsession” character Nikki.
\n\nDespite the storm, “I ran here from D.C., ‘Weapons’ style,” Harp said.
\n\n“She’s like the girl from ‘Obsession’ but blond,” Trump quipped.
\n\nHarp ended the sketch by pulling Mamdani aside and threatening him, saying, “If you hurt him, I will end you.”
\n\nJalen Brunson is hosting the season premiere with Katseye as the musical guest. The episode is also the debut of new cast members Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter.
\n\nTrump pays Mamdani a visit at Gracie Mansion during the nor’easter pic.twitter.com/gsTsGmoWoN
Original source: https://variety.com/