“Saturday Night Live” took goal at President Donald Trump’s new tariff coverage and the rising backlash in opposition to Tesla in a biting political sketch this weekend, coining a brand new phrase to mock the president’s financial outlook: MAGDA — “Make America Great Depression Again.”
“We’re [going to] do MAGDA,” mentioned solid member James Austin Johnson, reprising his function as Trump.
“Make America Great Depression Again. It’ll be better than great, it’ll be a fantastic, unbelievable depression.”
The cold-open sketch kicked off with Trump dismissing current market turmoil brought on by his proposed tariffs, claiming it was “all part of the plan” and quipping, “There’s nowhere to go but up – or perhaps further down.”
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“This depression’s [going to] be so great, we’ll be the ones eating the cats and the dogs. That’s [going to] be fun,” he added.
L-R: Musical visitor Brandi Carlile and Elton John, Host Jack Black, and Heidi Gardner throughout Promos in Studio 8H on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Getty Pictures)
The sketch comes as the most recent spherical of Trump tariffs went into impact earlier this week. This week’s steep losses for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had been among the many worst previously decade as shares tumbled for a second day in a row.
President Trump urged People to offer him time on the coverage, writing on the social media platform Reality Social, “We are bringing back jobs and businesses like never before. Already, more than FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT, and rising fast! THIS IS AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION, AND WE WILL WIN.”
The phase featured a parade of fictionalized administration figures, together with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who appeared to distance himself from the tariffs, and Elon Musk as head of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
Musk, performed by returning former solid member Mike Myers, joined “Trump” on the podium sporting a Wisconsin cheesehead and cracking jokes about each the state’s current Supreme Courtroom election and Tesla’s tough public picture.
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FILE: Billionaire businessman Elon Musk arrives for a city corridor sporting a cheesehead hat on the KI Conference Middle on March 30, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. (Getty Pictures)
“That was from once I tried to purchase the election in Wisconsin,” Musk mentioned about his headgear.
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“I’m an idiot, I should’ve just bought Wisconsin.”
The sketch then launched a fictional new Tesla innovation: a automobile that vandalizes itself. Myers-as-Musk unveiled the Tesla Mannequin V, claiming it might autonomously draw crude photographs or graffiti, like a swastika, all with out human enter.
“Recently, our dealerships have been the target of so many attacks, and suddenly no one likes Tesla cars,” Musk mentioned.
“So I asked myself why? Then I answered myself, because of me.”
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He continued, “We are introducing the new Tesla Model V, the first electric car in history to be fully self-vandalizing. With features like self-smashing headlights, self-slashing tires, and AI-powered graffiti.”
The sketch comes amid a spike in anti-Tesla incidents throughout the nation. A current Fox Information report documented greater than 50 circumstances of violence focusing on Tesla autos, charging stations, and homeowners, together with keying, hateful graffiti, arson, and even an alleged drive-by capturing.
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