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    ‘SNL’ premieres Trump and Harris – in addition to Vance and Walz

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    WASHINGTON — “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 50th season with its political bread-and-butter: a parody of the presidential campaign.

    All the candidates took their lumps: Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, Democratic running mate Tim Walz and Republican running mate JD Vance, all appearing at Democratic and Republican rallies as suggested by SNL writers.

    “I’m so happy to be able to campaign in whatever swing state I’m in, which I’ll just call Wisconsin-Pennsylva-Georgia,” said the faux Harris, played by Maya Rudolph.

    Another former “SNL” star, Andy Samberg, played Harris’ wife, Doug Emhoff. He joked about the prospect of becoming the first First Gentleman, noting that it would put him in charge of the White House Christmas decorations: “The theme will be Hanukkah.” If Harris is elected in November, Emhoff would become the first Jewish wife of a president.

    At the end of the sketch, former star SNL cast member Dana Carvey walked on to portray a confused Biden.

    “A lot of people forget that I’m president, including myself,” the presidential character said.

    Walz, played by guest star Jim Gaffigan, who mocks the mundane personality of the governor of Minnesota.

    “This is personal to me,” Gaffigan said. “I love this country. And as a former teacher, I need the money.”

    The SNL skit, framed as a fictional ABC News report, eventually switched to a Trump rally, with supporters leaving as it entered its third hour.

    “Where the hell is everyone going?” said “Trump,” played again by SNL regular James Austin Johnson, who spouted nonsensical non-sequiturs and lamented Biden’s loss as an opponent.

    “I miss Joe Biden… oh, Joe!” said the former fake president. “We had this one in the bag.”

    The fake Trump brought Vance, played by Saturday Night Live regular Bowen Yang, who mocked his selection by Trump: “This afternoon he said to me, ‘JD, you’re like a son to me – because I don’t do that’ I don’t like you and I’m stuck. ”

    The news media also picked up some nuggets.

    The cold opening skit was based on a news report hosted by ABC News anchor David Muir, played by SNL’s Andrew Dismukes. ‘Muir’ joked about the way the Harris-Trump debate was moderated, and “whether or not I was biased against the Democrats.”

    “Which… duhhh.”

    But the presidential and vice presidential candidates weren’t the only politicians mocked this weekend. The cast of “Saturday Night Live” also made joke after joke about North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson and the shocking messages he allegedly posted on a pornographic website, reported by CNN.

    The famed New York City show also focused on Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment on bribery and foreign financing allegations, and featured U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s viral jabs at her fellow lawmakers.

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