'SNL' spoofs Trump and Mamdani bromance, skewers Natalie Harp - USA Today
Hear this story " Saturday Night Live " is back!
The NBC sketch show returned on Sept. 26 with the premiere of Season 52, hosted by New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson and with musical guest Katseye . The cold open, set during the nor'easter that slammed the East Coast this weekend, tackled the surprisingly cordial relationship between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani , who met this week in New York.
Ramy Youssef returned to play Mamdani opposite James Austin Johnson 's Trump.
"For some reason that no one can figure out, I really, really like you," Trump told Mamdani in the sketch, calling himself the mayor's "best friend."
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