‘SNL’ Pokes Fun at Donald Trump’s Executive Orders in Cold Open

• President Donald Trump’s first 100 days of office were marked with a spoof poking fun at his series of executive orders on the May 3 episode of Saturday Night Live
• SNL‘s James Austin Johnson impersonated Trump as he listed off his new executive orders, which included pardoning J. K. Rowling and outlawing ghosts
•  “It’s been 100 years since I became president … excuse me, days. Wow, feels longer,” he joked

Saturday Night Live returned — and so did the show’s political parodies!

The late-night comedy sketch series continued its milestone season 50 on May 3, with an episode that saw Quinta Brunson serve as host and Benson Boone as the musical guest.

During SNL’s Cold Open, President Donald Trump‘s first 100 days in office were marked with a spoof mocking his series of executive orders and wish to become Pope.

James Austin Johnson returned as Trump, 78, as he raved about his recent accomplishments as president. “Your favorite president and perhaps your next Pope!” he said. “It’s been 100 years since I became president … excuse me, days. Wow, feels longer.”

Johnson went on to discuss how he has sparked election wins, “mostly in Canada”, and his “147 executive orders, everything from banning paper straws to defunding PBS,” while joined by Mikey Day as the president’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller.

Day, 45, then presented Johnson with more executive orders for him to sign to reinstate Columbus Day, reduce interracial couples in TV commercials and pardon J.K. Rowling.

“We love Jackie,” said Johnson. “You know, she created a whole wizarding world, a wonderful place for overweight millennials to stake their entire identity well past the point of being cute. ‘I’m a Hufflepuff.’ No b—-, you work at Staples!”

Marcello Hernandez then appeared as Secretary of State Marco Rubio — just in time to be mocked by Johnson. He shared another executive order that “forbids all Hispanic babies from getting their ears pierced,” saying that it was Hernandez’s idea, to which Hernandez denied before storming off.

The spoof concluded with Johnson signing more executive orders, which included outlawing ghosts and making the New York Times connections game easier.

During SNL’s Weekend Update, anchor Colin Jost discussed Trump’s AI-generated image of himself as the pope, which he posted on Friday, May 2, nearly a week after attending the late Pope Francis’ funeral. 

“Who posts a photo of themselves dressed like a guy who died a week ago?” said Jost, 42. “Trump was at the pope’s funeral. That means he walked past an open casket and was like, ‘Oh, we should do a Who Wore it Best?’ “

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

SNL‘s latest political parody took place following a newsy week for Trump and his administration.

Early in the week, the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated the team’s Super Bowl win with a visit to the White House. Jalen Hurts, as well as 11 other players, including DeVonta Smith, Darius Slay and A.J. Brown, opted to skip the visit. Shortly after, Trump drew criticism when he suggested he could be named the next pope, after attending the funeral of the late Pope Francis.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Other standout moments from the week included Trump removing Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, and others from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum board, and nominating former national security adviser Mike Waltz to now serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, weeks after he created a private group chat on Signal with top administration officials and accidentally adding The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

Trump also had a moment elsewhere this week, when he mistook a photoshopped image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March — as real during an interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran.

Saturday Night Live airs weekends on NBC.