Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed The Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit over his effort to strip the company of authority over its sprawling Walt Disney World property.
09.04.2023 - 04:45 / variety.com
Katie Reul editor Premiering the night before Easter, the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” opened with a serene image of the sketch show cast members sitting at a long table, perfectly costumed and positioned to parallel Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” But the tranquility was short-lived with the arrival of cast member James Austin Johnson, who took over the cold open by telling the story of Easter as a monologue delivered by Donald Trump. Last week’s episode also opened with a Trump spoof after the former president was indicted by a grand jury. On April 4, Trump pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. His arrest and arraignment made him the first president in U.S. history to ever be charged with a crime after leaving office. And this milestone was also addressed with this week’s cold open.
“A famous, wonderful man arrested for no reason at all. If you haven’t put it together folks, I’m comparing myself to Jesus again. And what better time than on his birthday, Easter,” Johnson as Trump said. “As we speak, I am being persecuted on a level, the likes of which the world has never seen. Even worse than the late, great Jesus.” Embodying Trump, Johnson went on to offer comparisons between himself and Jesus: “we’re both very tall, very popular, and both, frankly, white Americans.” He also jokes that, like Jesus, he held massive rallies and his followers got in severe trouble. Johnson’s Trump also referred to Jesus’ Eastertime resurrection over a three-day period: “I would have done it faster. Possibly two days. I could have done it a lot faster,” Johnson sneered. The biblical allusions continued with Johnson paralleling Florida governor Ron DeSantis to Judas, the infamous apostle who
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed The Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit over his effort to strip the company of authority over its sprawling Walt Disney World property.
Things aren’t looking so happy for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who was recently sued by Disney after a year-long feud regarding the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
is facing criminal charges, a rape and defamation lawsuit, and the challenges of another election cycle, Melania Trump is gonna have a nice birthday, dammit. The former first lady turns 53 today, April 26, and will reportedly celebrate at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. “Melania likes a low-key celebration with family and that I believe is her plan for this year’s birthday,” a source .
Donald Trump is expected to come to Scotland next month to visit his luxury golf resorts. Reports from the States suggest the former president is planning to roll up at his links courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney has escalated to a point nobody probably saw coming, with the presidential hopeful threatening to build a state prison on land adjacent to the Walt Disney World property.
“Alas, one of you will betray me,” said Mikey Day tonight as Jesus Christ on Saturday Night Live. “It is foretold and though I have committed no crime, I will be arrested, tried and found guilty,” he added.
A no-show. Melania Trump was noticeably absent from her husband Donald Trump’s post-arrest speech at Mar-a-Lago.
After Donald Trump was indicted with 34 felony charges, the late-night show hosts had a field day poking fun at the former U.S. president.
UPDATE: CNN cut away from Donald Trump’s post-arraignment at Mar-a-Lago shortly before it ended, with anchor Anderson Cooper calling it a “reprise of every grievance” by the former president.
Ivanka Trump reportedly decided to visit Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend. And while the former First Lady was not photographed arriving in Palm Beach, Florida, a source revealed to Page Six that she was spotted at his private club, ahead of being formally charged with over 30 felonies.It was reported that Ivanka was seen with her husband and former White House adviser Jared Kushner, spending time at a residency owned by his parents in Bal Harbor, Florida, which is known to be just one hour away by car from Mar-a-Lago.“I love my father and I love my country.
Donald Trump will make history on Tuesday as he becomes the first former US president in history to face criminal charges.
The moment many of us have been waiting for is here – Saturday Night Live tackled Donald Trump’s indictment!
The Saturday, April 1, episode of Saturday Night Live started like any other — until Colin Jost did not receive any laughs during his “Weekend Update” segment.
The very obvious Saturday Night Live cold open featured James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, this time following on the success of his Justice for All for January 6th defendants with his own album to raise money for his legal defense.
After months of speculation, this week saw Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg pull the trigger by indicting twice-impeached ex-president Donald Trump on what’s reported to be more than 30 charges of financial fraud, including the hush-money payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Governor Ron DeSantis promised more to come on the state’s increasingly convoluted fight with Disney to wrest back the company’s control of a swath of central Florida that is home to Walt Disney World.
Donald Trump‘s dinner with Kanye West was a “big mistake”.West met with Trump at the former US President’s Florida estate last November, where the pair were also joined by right-wing political commentator and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Following the dinner, Trump called West a “seriously troubled man”.“I told him don’t run for office [in 2024], a total waste of time, can’t win,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Donald Trump has officially been indicted by a New York grand jury over hush money that was paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Selome Hailu The news of Donald Trump’s indictment has come as a shock to many — including someone in the studio at Fox News. A surprise alert came during the telecast of Fox News Live on Thursday: “We have just gotten word,” said anchor Sandra Smith. “Former president Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in New York. Trump was under investigation by the D.A.’s office for his alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.” As Smith gave the announcement, a voice on a hot mic was heard gasping, followed by someone saying “What?” and “Hmm!” It is unclear whether the exclamations came from one, two or three different voices.
Ellise Shafer A New York grand jury has voted to indict former president Donald Trump over an alleged 2016 hush money scheme, the New York Times reports. The Associated Press also confirmed the news with Trump’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina. Four people with knowledge of the matter told the New York Times on Thursday that the felony indictment “will likely be announced in the coming days.” As the indictment is sealed, the exact charges are unknown for now, but they have to do with his role in allegedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, the Times reports. According to the AP, Trump is expected to surrender to authorities next week. The indictment makes Trump the United States’ first president to be criminally charged, and certainly puts a damper on his upcoming try for a second term in the 2024 election.