Lin-Manuel Miranda, ‘SNL’ Mock Trump Inauguration, DEI Ban and Elon Musk Nazi Salute

Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s gonna want a rewrite on his smash hit musical “Hamilton” if President Trump will get his method … or, at the least, that is the ‘SNL’ tackle the primary week of his 2nd time period.

The every-award-winning play and filmmaker made a visitor look for the ‘SNL’ chilly open, however simply 30 seconds into his bit, he will get minimize off by Trump — performed by James Austin Johnson. Lin-Manuel sings, “In America we are going to by no means have a king,” completely teeing up Trump’s line … “By no means say by no means. I am in my king period.”

‘SNL’s Trump says he is constructing a brand new America similar to the founding fathers did — “very whitely,” and touts the demise of DEI (variety, fairness and inclusion) initiatives.

In case you’ve been below a rock, one in all Trump’s flurry of govt orders makes it unlawful for any firm to use DEI — one thing the U.S. Air Pressure is taking to coronary heart. This weekend the USAF confirmed it’s eradicating references to the heroic Tuskegee Airmen — a unit of Black pilots in WWII — from its academy curriculum till it is reviewed to make sure it would not violate Trump’s new order.

Because the spoof prez put it, “Workplaces should return to wanting just like the TV present ‘The Workplace’ … largely white folks, however with one humorous Black man who’s having a extremely unhealthy time.”

The bit additionally highlighted the affirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Protection — “Oh man, what’s SNL gonna do? Who’s gonna play Hegseth? I imply, have a look at these guys again right here. None of them have the construct, no person has the jaw. Loads of Zuckerberg choices, although.”

And, after all, they needed to get in a shot at Elon Musk for his extremely debated Inauguration Day gesture. Nazi salute or no? Effectively, Trump lastly weighed in on it — the ‘SNL’ Trump, anyway.