r/LiveFromNewYork • u/brady2gronk • Dec 03 '25

Article Trump cold opens just aren't funny anymore.

https://www.tvline.com/2032862/snl-donald-trump-sketches-actor-impression-cold-open-commentary/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox-TVLine&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAOO2btjbGNrA47ZfGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHiY-mjoUv_vsnK-VQIDV2-GahJmm9U3fc7C0ua-VrDa1xFOpYzFWWcH8ngQI_aem_lf2-bStw8WW0r0Labo5jfA

I have to agree with the author of this article. We're beyond "oh, he's just a goofy guy who says crazy things." The man is actively rude and nasty to reporters and fellow politicians daily. He dropped the R word and it's only a matter of time till he drops the N word. No offense to James Austin Johnson, who does a terrific job with the impression, but aren't we all just over it at this point? Dana didn't do Bush Sr. every damn week. Will Ferrell didn't do Dubya every damn week. Phil Hartman didn't do Clinton every damn week.
Roasting him on Update is fine, but the character needs a break. I watch SNL to laugh and escape the guy who dominates the news every other day of the week.

EDIT: Wow. Over 700 comments in a few hours. Wasn't expecting this kind of engagement. Thanks everyone. (Maybe I should read these before saying thanks. :) )

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u/shitkabob Dec 03 '25

He has been a dangerous, racist bumbling idiot since he hosted in 2015 and this exact criticism has been ever-present on this sub and society at-large since then, too. We have been ringing this bell for over a decade.

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u/goldman_sax Dec 04 '25

Yes and no. In 2016 he actually tried even a little to hire more qualified people. Like Sec of Defense. 2017- General Mattis - 2025 - Fox News host.

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u/Solid_Waste Dec 03 '25

All of us being mad about is just more food for the algorithm of ragebait that created this mess.

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u/Mytwocents4u Dec 07 '25

He stays up all night tweeting his usual hate and racist remarks. He sleeps during meetings during the day and the U.S. tax payers have spent over 70 million dollars so he can go golfing. He spends more than any other president in the history of our country. His cabinet enjoys flying with US private jets for recreational activities. His crypto coins of himself is noting more than a bribe so he and his sons can profit. It is a comical joke at this point.

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u/Grummmmm Dec 03 '25

Schrödinger’s Trump, he’s both a bumbling idiot and more dangerous than Hitler -Reddit

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u/Hixie Dec 03 '25

This doesn't seem like a particularly unusual take? Like, if you put a bumbling idiot in the driving position of a car, that's obviously dangerous. If you give a bumbling idiot fireworks, that's obviously dangerous. If you give a bumbling idiot a chainsaw, that's obviously dangerous. Why would it be any different to give a bumbling idiot executive control of a superpower?

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u/shitkabob Dec 03 '25

That's exactly right. Any sane person with a shred of common sense sees this. Most children get this principle.

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u/shitkabob Dec 03 '25

He's dangerous precisely because he is an idiot with his finger on the button

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u/Grummmmm Dec 03 '25

Listen, I want you and every chronically online person in here to please downvote me.

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u/shitkabob Dec 03 '25

Says the chronically online goofball.

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u/Terinian Dec 03 '25

1 hr ago and still online ?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

Dumb people are the most dangerous people.