'SNL' spoofs Trump's visit to East Palestine, says the water looks 'beautiful': 'It's wearing makeup'
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NBC's "Saturday Night Live" mocked Donald Trump's visit to East Palestine, Ohio, following the recent train derailment and chemical spill.
In a fake C-Span press conference in the Feb. 25 episode's cold open, Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) commented on the city's "beautiful" water and the bright side of the toxic waste.
"It’s wonderful to be here in the town of East Palestine. Not a great name," he quipped. "But I had to come here and see these wonderful people who have been abandoned by Biden. He’s on spring break in Ukraine with his friend Zelenskyy in the T-shirt; very disrespectful."
Johnson went on to comment about the artistic look of Ohio's toxin-filled water. "I’ve been looking at your river, and it’s so shiny. I’ve never seen water more beautiful — beautiful rainbows and discoloration. It’s great," he said. "It’s wearing makeup, like Fenty Beauty water."
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He proceeded to blab about Fenty Beauty founder Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance, saying it was "all arms" because she is pregnant.
The real Trump had called the singer's show an "epic fail" on Truth Social. "Rihanna gave, without question, the single worst Halftime Show in Super Bowl history," the former president wrote. "This after insulting far more than half of our Nation, which is already in serious DECLINE, with her foul and insulting language."
Johnson regained focus after his rant about Rihanna, before turning the blame on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for his response to the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment. "Who do we blame? We blame Pete Buttigieg," he said. "This was his responsibility. Unfortunately, he was too busy being a nerd and being gay."
"SNL" wrapped up the skit with Johnson's exit announcement, "I’m gonna get out of here soon, ‘cause the air is full of poison."
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Contributing: Joey Garrison
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'SNL' spoofs Trump's visit to East Palestine: 'Water looks beautiful'
