{"id":3704,"date":"2025-04-13T18:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T18:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2025-04-13T18:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T18:06:23","slug":"snl-mocks-trump-in-white-potus-spoof-amid-controversial-tariff-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3704","title":{"rendered":"SNL mocks Trump in ‘White Potus’ spoof amid controversial tariff rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"
SNL\u00a0took aim at former President Donald Trump in a hilarious “White Potus” spoof, parodying the hit show White Lotus in the wake of the controversial season finale. The pre-taped sketch aired on the April 12 episode, drawing attention to Trump\u2019s tumultuous tariff rollout, which has even left some of his supporters skeptical.<\/p>\n

The sketch begins with Chloe Fineman playing Melania Trump, adopting a southern accent reminiscent of White Lotus character Victoria Ratliff, portrayed by Parker Posey. In the sketch, Melania is seen trying to get her husband\u2019s attention as he drifts into his own world before dinner. James Austin Johnson takes on Trump\u2019s role, with the character mirroring the struggles of Timothy Ratliff, a financially troubled character from the show\u2019s third season.<\/p>\n

The family dinner scene showcases a comedic back-and-forth as Melania, in a rambling speech, tells Trump that America will always be a \u201crich and powerful nation.\u201d Meanwhile, Trump reads a headline saying, \u201cTrump triggers worldwide recession,\u201d adding to the family\u2019s growing financial discomfort.<\/p>\n

The sketch humorously features Lizzo as Natasha Rothwell\u2019s Belinda from White Lotus, who checks her bank account and laments, \u201cThere\u2019s $5 million in my bank account. It was $20 million last week!\u201d The skit highlights the exaggerated effects of Trump’s tariff policies, as financial strain is felt across the family.<\/p>\n

As the sketch reaches its climax, Trump sleepwalks toward a gun while pointing it at Uncle Sam, who pleads for his life. The gunfire represents the imposition of a 500% tariff on China. Just before pulling the trigger, Trump is awoken by Vladimir Putin, portrayed by Beck Bennett, in a surprising twist.<\/p>\n

In a further jab, SNL parodied Trump’s absurd comments, showing him comparing his tariff plan to the resurrection of Jesus. \u201cThe stock market did a Jesus. It died, then on the third day, it was risen… and then on the fourth day, it died again,\u201d he declares.<\/p>\n

This satirical portrayal follows Trump\u2019s recent announcement that he would exempt smartphones and computers from his 145% tariff on Chinese goods, illustrating the ongoing political drama surrounding his economic policies. The sketch offered plenty of material for SNL to play with, delivering a comedic commentary on Trump\u2019s controversial tariff strategies.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SNL\u00a0took aim at former President Donald Trump in a hilarious “White Potus” spoof, parodying the hit show White Lotus in the wake of the controversial season finale. The pre-taped sketch aired on the April 12 episode, drawing attention to Trump\u2019s tumultuous tariff rollout, which has even left some of his supporters skeptical. The sketch begins […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}