President Donald Trump and numerous high-ranking officials were raked over the coals in a punishing Saturday Night Live cold open.

Saturday Night Live (SNL) poked fun at Donald Trump in its latest episode, with James Austin Johnson once again stepping into the role of the American President. The sketch combined recent international and domestic headlines.

Saturday Night Live returned from its winter break and rang in the new year with what’s quickly become a familiar tradition now that Donald Trump is president again: letting James Austin Johnson suit up as Trump and riff on the absurd — and often deeply troubling — actions coming out of the White House since the show last aired.

"Saturday Night Live" is back, kicking things off with a rapid-fire cold open catching up on the biggest headlines since the show has been gone.

Saturday Night Live returned with a cold open once again featuring Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson), this time boasting along with Vice President JD Vance and his cabinet members about his latest moves, furthering his presidential authoritarianism.

Conservative commentator Ike Wingate took to Newsmax Monday to complain about Saturday Night Live’s latest dig at President Donald Trump, which saw the comedy show ridicule the president for accepting a Nobel Peace Prize awarded to someone else.

On “Saturday Night Live,” Jay Austin Johnson as Donald Trump boasted of pulling “a reverse Santa” on Nicolás Maduro. Finn Wolfhard and A$AP Rocky debuted as guests.

Johnson, 36, whose viral social media Trump impressions helped propel him to a position on SNL, said that many comics’ failure to acknowledge Trump’s popularity held them back.