The cast of “Saturday Night Live” jokingly appealed to President-elect Donald Trump in a cold open sketch in their first episode since the 2024 presidential election. “On Tuesday, Americans went to the polls and elected Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States,

Several of the cast members of “Saturday Night Live” took to the stage at Studio 8H in New York on Saturday in the first episode after the presidential election, where they jokingly appealed directly to President-elect Donald Trump about how they’re not among his “political enemies.

The skit began with cast members solemnly discussing how Trump’s win over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris would be “shocking” and “horrifying” for many of the liberal-leaning shows viewer.

On Nov. 9, the cast of "Saturday Night Live" tackled the task of performing their first episode after the election of Donald Trump as 47th president of the U.S. — and gave a shoutout to the Benedictine Sisters of Erie.

The cast of Saturday Night Live shares their remarks on the result of the 2024 presidential election.

The SNL cast admitted that now that Trump has been elevated to this position again, there will be "no one brave enough to speak out against him" because there are fewer guardrails to keep him in check.