"Saturday Night Live" addressed high prices at the pump in its cold open, which also took a dig at Timothée Chalamet's ballet and opera controversy.

James Austin Johnson reprised his role as the POTUS at a gas station, while Colin Jost returned as Pete Hegseth.

James Austin Johnson lightly roasted cast mates Ashley Padilla and Marcello Hernández as they were frozen in place behind him.

Colin Jost and Ashley Padilla skewered Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem in the cold open for 'Saturday Night Live,' hosted by Ryan Gosling.

SNL's Donald Trump summoned Pete Hegseth to explain how the U.S. has "won" the Iran war and why the press should stop asking about it.

In the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open, Ashley Padilla played Kristi Noem, who insisted Trump didn't fire her as Homeland Security secretary.

The FCC chairman may be threatening the broadcast networks over their coverage of the Iran war, but Saturday Night Live again went with a cold open that skewered Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth for their lack of planning for the fallout from the Middle East intervention.

SNL’s March 14, 2026, episode featured a political cold open that mocked President Trump’s broken campaign promises that included gas prices and an ongoing war with Iran. The impactful opening, which

President Trump (James Austin Johnson) laughed off rising gas prices and blamed the Epstein Files for America's war with Iran in tonight's "Saturday Night Live" cold open. "Hi, it's me, Donald Trump!