Steve Thompson PhD<p>‘It’ll Be a Fantastic, Unbelievable Depression!’ Trump and Elon Musk Get Carved to Pieces in Brutal SNL Cold Open On Tariffs</p><p><a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/itll-be-a-fantastic-unbelievable-depression-trump-and-elon-musk-get-carved-to-pieces-in-brutal-snl-cold-open-on-tariffs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediaite.com/news/itll-be-a-fa</span><span class="invisible">ntastic-unbelievable-depression-trump-and-elon-musk-get-carved-to-pieces-in-brutal-snl-cold-open-on-tariffs/</span></a></p><p>In what was a blistering cold open on Saturday, SNL spoofed Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) taking a victory lap for the new tariffs.</p><p>“Thank you all for coming out to hear about tariffs,” Trump said. “My favorite word, ‘tariff’ — which, of course, is short for “terrific idea.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SNL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MUSK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MUSK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TARIFFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TARIFFS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TRUMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRUMP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MARKET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MARKET</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ECONOMY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECONOMY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>