Nikki Haley surprises everyone on “Saturday Night Live” by making fun of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

NEW DELHI: During the opening part of “Saturday Night Live,” Nikki Haley made an unexpected and hilarious cameo.

She had a clever conversation with a cast member who was imitating her Republican opponent, Donald Trump. Haley’s famous phrase, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!” was delivered with much joy after the show presenter, Ayo Edeberi, made a wry comment that hinted to Haley’s contentious answer to a query about the reason why the Civil War. Following her participation, Haley joked on Twitter, “Had a blast tonight on SNL,” presumably expecting “a stream of unhinged tweets” from Trump considering the late hour of the episode.
James Austin Johnson played Trump in the farce, which was based on a fictitious CNN town hall in Columbia, South Carolina. “SNL’s” Kenan Thompson and Punkie Johnson played anchors Charles Barkley and Gayle King, respectively. Former South Carolina governor Haley took part in the event as an audience member pretending to be an anxious local voter.
“My question is, why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?” she faced the candidate. With Haley as his main rival, Trump was commanding the GOP campaign and had avoided all debates.
The Trump character mistakenly thought she was Nancy Pelosi, mirroring a real-life error made by Trump when he confused Haley for Pelosi and blamed her for Capitol security on January 6. But security is handled by the Capitol Police, and Trump’s allegation that Pelosi turned down his offer of protection is unfounded.
Following the moderators’ correction of the fake Trump, Haley joked, “Do you feel OK, Donald? A mental competence exam may be necessary for you.” In response, the Trump imposter boasted about passing cognitive exams with a perfect score and being “100% mental.”
The last question of the farce came from “SNL” presenter Ayo Edebiri, who questioned Haley—who was now addressing her as Ambassador Haley—about what caused the Civil War. This was an allusion to a town hall where Haley had previously denied that slavery was the root reason. Haley finally gave in to Edebiri’s probing query, saying, “Yeah, I probably should have said that the first time,” and then the show’s famous opener, “And live from New York, it’s ‘Saturday Night.'”