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White House Reacts to 'SNL' Mocking President Donald Trump in Cold Open

The White House criticized Saturday Night Live for mocking President Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr amid their crackdown on late-night shows, citing recent cancellations and suspensions.

"I have more entertaining things to do," a White House representative tells EW, "like watch paint dry." Saturday Night Live/YouTube James Austin Johnson as President Trump delivering 'Saturday Night Love' cold openHours after Saturday Night Live ripped into the Trump administration for cracking down on late-night TV, the White House is hitting back in a statement issued to Entertainment Weekly.The show's season 51 premiere kicked off with a cold…

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Entertainment Weekly broke the news in United States on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
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