Once awoken, the president says he won't hesitate to throw Pete Hesgeth "under one of Mamdani's free buses"

Colin Jost reprised his blistering impression of embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Jost, who rarely appears on Saturday Night Live outside of “Weekend Update,” portrayed Hegseth as an aggressive,

Donald Trump didn’t throw much support behind Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in the cold open of the Dec. 6 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Colin Jost reprised his role as Hegseth, berating the press as they were asking about the United States’ strikes on boats that were alleged to be operated by narco-terrorists.

"Let's say, if I had a drink for every Venezuelan we've killed, I'd really like that number of drinks," said Donald Trump's fog of warred Secretary of Defense/War tonight in Saturday Night Live's unusually high temperature cold open.

The actor hosted 'Saturday Night Live' for the sixth time, proving again why she's such a memorable host, and the cold open focused on Hegseth and his attacks on sea vessels.

Colin Jost nails Hegseth perfectly, mimicking his facial expressions, fake deep voice, aggressive posture and the all too typical MAGA anger at reporters. Add in a nearly snoring Donald Trump, slumped in a chair off to the side of the stage, and you have a hilarious, and sadly, very realistic, window into this current administration.

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President Trump (James Austin Johnson) dreamt about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) struggled to fend off reporters' war crime questions in tonight's "Saturday Night Live" cold open.