‘SNL’ Weekend Update Mocks Donald Trump’s Passport Move, King Charles’ Visit

Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on the Trump administration placing the president’s face inside passports, in addition to King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state go to—each of which have been meant to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

The State Department announced this week {that a} restricted variety of passports shall be made with Trump’s portrait on the within cowl as one other supposed indicator of the semiquincentennial. The transfer is considered one of several instances of Trump working to have his title or picture placed on buildings, paperwork, cash, and other tributes.

Co-anchor Colin Jost joked that the president’s likeness on the journey doc may very well be helpful to some: “You’ll always carry a reminder of why you fled the country.”

Jost additionally famous the symbolism of how Trump’s picture was proven: “I love that the picture of Trump is also burning a hole in the Declaration of Independence.”

Also within the phase, Jost addressed the British royals’ four-day state go to.

Among Charles’ targets for the go to was to “seek the release of a British hostage being held by an American terrorist,” Jost joked, alongside a photograph of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Michael Che then commented on how Charles met New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

“I’m surprised he didn’t take Mamdani back to England with him, because he is an Indian treasure,” he joked.

“King Charles also presented Trump with a bell from a British submarine, and said, ‘If you ever need to get a hold of us, just give us a ring,’” Jost stated of the king’s present throughout the White House state dinner.

“Or, Trump could just call the guy saved in his phone as ‘Andrew (Island),’” he stated, referring to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the previous prince whose affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein led to his lack of royal titles, arrest, and ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct in public workplace.