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Several cast members of “Saturday Night Live” took the stage at Studio 8H in New York on Saturday in the first episode after the presidential election, where they jokingly appealed directly to newly elected President Donald Trump about how they shouldn’t do that. among his ‘political enemies’.

In what started as a down-to-earth skit, the cast acknowledged that for “a lot of people watching this show right now,” the election results were, as cast member Ego Nwodim said, “shocking and even horrifying.”

Kenan Thompson then called Trump someone who “called for revenge on his political enemies,” with Nwodim saying they believe now there is “nothing to protect the people brave enough to speak out against him.”

Then the tone changed when Thompson humorously added, “And that’s why we at ‘SNL’ would like to say to Donald Trump: We… have been with you all along!”

The cast then said they were actually supporting Trump in the run-up to the election, with Bowen Yang noting: “We have never wavered in our support of you!” and Heidi Gardner later joked that she voted for him “fifty times” in swing stage Pennsylvania.

“So if you keep some kind of list of your enemies, then…” Thompson said, as Marcello Hernandez finished his sentence: “we have to not are on that list.”

The cast also debuted a new version of James Austin Johnson’s Trump on the show, who is known for his political impersonations.

Johnson then appeared on stage as the newly revamped “hot jacked Trump,” with a red headband and incredibly muscular arms.

“They finally found the right body,” Johnson said as he did his Trump impersonation and bowed. “From now on, we’re going to do a very flattering portrayal of Trump because, honestly, he’s my hero.”

“SNL” alum Dana Carvey also made a cameo in the cold – but not as President Joe Biden, whom he has played since the beginning of season 50. This time, Carvey appeared as Elon Musk.

Bill Burr was the host this week, with Mk.gee as musical guest.

“Saturday Night Live” airs on NBC at 11:30 PM EDT/8:30 PM PDT.