Trump's Middle East 'bromance' and Qatar jet controversy lampooned on SNL finale
Saturday Night Live lampooned President Donald Trump s up-to-date Middle East trip in its season finale trivializing what the administration billed as a major foreign approach reset The cold open featured James Austin Johnson as an exaggerated Trump alongside a fictionalized Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman The sketch suggested an unlikely bromance We re together now kidding of program but we are vibing Johnson s Trump quipped as though describing a new romance I of discipline am a big fan of everything that Saudi Arabia has to offer from the oil to the money To end of list he added SNL SAYS TRUMP S BEEN IN OFFICE YEARS WHILE MOCKING PAPAL AMBITIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDER FRENZY'SNL' SLAMMED FOR 'CLASSLESS' UNITED HEALTHCARE MURDER SEGMENT ON 'WEEKEND UPDATE'In reality Trump returned to Washington touting three major commitment deals worth billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Qatar commitments he commented would bolster the U S financial sector SNL s Trump implied his motives were not so patriotic I didn t make this trip for myself I want to make that clear I did this for the American people And in various means myself my personal enrichment I did that too I did very well on this trip he bragged The show also capitalized on the dispute over a gifted million jet from Qatar to the United States a matter now under House Democrats scrutiny 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' VIEWERSHIP CRATERED DURING BALLOTING CYCLE The Qataris gave me a million plane Can you believe that And people announced that was several sort of bribe the fake president deadpanned Not true not true because they haven t required for anything in return Well not yet Alright so it s a pre-bribe The real Trump defended accepting the jet in an interview Friday with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier calling it a good deal and noting delays in Boeing s new Air Force One project SNL then mocked Boeing s new safety scares and the country s aging air-traffic-control system Johnson s Trump complained that he preferred the Qatari jet over an American plane Have you seen what s happening with our planes The radar is down and the screen is blank -- Newark he explained referring to to at least three equipment outages at Newark Liberty International in latest weeks A second segment in the episode led by host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Bad Bunny also made light of Newark's radar failures turning the issue into a comedic rap about a nerve-wracking landing and pilots being cut off from the control tower The opening Trump sketch wound down with the show s typical jabs at the president and his continued daily media presence CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Since it's a finale that means after tonight you won't be seeing me here for a while Well not the fake fun version of me that makes you smile The real one will still be omnipresent You can't escape me right I'm everywhere Before signing off for its summer hiatus the fictionalized version of Trump quipped See you again in the fall if we still have a country
