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SNL cold open features Alec Baldwin and Dana Carvey returning for Donald Trump transition sketch

Donald Trump Alec Baldwin Dana Carvey SNL Matt Gaetz

Once again, the cold open for Saturday Night Live tackled politics.

This time, it parodied Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) visiting Joe Biden (Dana Carvey) as the pair prepared to turn over the presidency. In the skit, Johnson’s Trump explained some of the controversial cabinet selections he has made to this point, with Matt Gaetz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. making guest appearances.

Sarah Sherman made her debut as Gaetz, the pick for Attorney General, while comedian and long-time SNL guest Alec Baldwin played Trump’s pick for director of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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