Saturday Night Live (SNL)got fresh fodder to mock as President Donald Trump recently firedPam BondiandKristi Noem. Instead of its usual Trump-led cold open, the April 4 episode went in a different direction. SNL used a sports parody to speak about the headlines.
Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem mocked in SNL cold open
The cold open on SNL was framed as an NCAA Final Four post-game show. Kenan Thompson, playing NBA legend Charles Barkley, wentoff-script to comment on current events. That includedthe firing ofPam Bondi as attorney general. “As attorney general, Pam Bondi was, and I don’t say this often, terrible,” Thompson’s Barkley quipped. “It is a shame when somebody gets fired, but we should all be glad that that freckle-chested dragon lady is gone,” he added.
Ashley Padilla then appeared as Bondi, making a dramatic rebuttal filled with exaggerated humor. “The truth is, I was amazing at my job, and I am proud to say I made history as the first woman ever to be fired as attorney general,” she said. “I shattered that glass exit door!” Then the character quickly broke down, adding, “They threw my headshot in the trash like it was the Epstein files!” This was a reference to one of the most politically sensitive scandals during Bondi’s 14-month tenure.
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Donald Trump announced Bondi’s removal on Truth Social, stating she would “transition” to the private sector. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer, was named acting attorney general.
The sketch also briefly mocked former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired on March 5. Thompson’s Barkley referenced an unverified Daily Mail report about Noem’s husband, joking that he “looks like he’s starring in ‘Big Momma’s House 4.’” Noem’s firing followed a dispute reportedly over a $220 million Homeland Security advertising campaign that prominently featured her. Her tenure had already been marred due to immigration enforcement policies and public backlash.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu forMandatory.
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