“Saturday Night Live” took aim at President Donald Trump’s new tariff policy and the growing backlash against Tesla in a biting political sketch this weekend, coining a new phrase to mock the president’s economic outlook: MAGDA — “Make America Great Depression Again.”
“We’re [going to] do MAGDA,” said cast member James Austin Johnson, reprising his role as Trump.
“Make America Great Depression Again. It’ll be better than great, it’ll be a fantastic, unbelievable depression.”
The cold-open sketch kicked off with Trump brushing off recent market turmoil caused by his proposed tariffs, claiming it was “all part of the plan” and quipping, “There’s nowhere to go but up – or perhaps further down.”
“That was from when I tried to buy the election in Wisconsin,” Musk said about his headgear.
He continued, “We are introducing the new Tesla Model V, the first electric car in history to be fully self-vandalizing. With features like self-smashing headlights, self-slashing tires, and AI-powered graffiti.”
The sketch comes amid a spike in anti-Tesla incidents across the country. A recent Fox News report documented more than 50 cases of violence targeting Tesla vehicles, charging stations, and owners, including keying, hateful graffiti, arson, and even an alleged drive-by shooting.
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