Saturday Night Live Cold Open Yesterday

SNL takes aim at Kristi Noem

'SNL' mocks Kristi Noem's firing in cold open – 'I self-deported'

"I just want to make it clear that I didn't get fired," she said. "I self-deported. And though I may be leaving this job, I will not be ending my mission. As I told my plastic surgeon, the work is nev...

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Kristi Noem gets 'reassigned under the bus' in brutal 'SNL' goodbye message

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'SNL' Roasts Kristi Noem After Trump Fired Her as DHS Secretary

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‘SNL’ Roasts ICE Barbie’s Crash and Burn in Brutal Cold Open

Rising Saturday Night Live star Ashley Padilla reprised her role as Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the latest cold open, this time to roast Noem’s sudden ouster from Trump’s cabinet.

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Awkward! Kristi Noem Spotted at Trump Event — Gets Trump Shout-Out Hours After He Dumped Her As DHS Chief

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Meghan McCain Slams ICE Barbie as an ‘OnlyFans Grandma’

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‘SNL’ Cold Open Lambasts Donald Trump & Pete Hegseth Over War in Iran

It also addressed the POTUS firing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

'SNL' cold open takes a meta turn with Donald Trump Iran speech

For the episode's cold open, James Austin Johnson and Colin Jost returned as President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. In the sketch, President Trump (Johnson) was updating the American people following the early Saturday morning strikes on Iran.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Skewers Donald Trump Over Iran Strikes With ‘World War III’ Jab

NBC’s Saturday Night Live came back from its hiatus following the 2026 Winter Olympics with a cold open that immediately zeroed in on breaking news, lampooning Donald Trump after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

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‘SNL' mocks Kristi Noem firing in cold open: ‘I self deported'

The cast of "Saturday Night Live" wasted no time commenting on the recent firing of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. The March 7 episode, hosted by Ryan Gosling, opened with a cold open sketch where Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) held a press conference regarding the U.