Saturday Night Live returned for the first time in 2026 this weekend, with Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard hosting and A$AP Rocky as the musical guest. It was the 998th episode of the sketch comedy show, with actor Alexander Skarsgård slated to host the monumental 1000th episode on January 31 alongside musical guest Cardi B.
This week’s episode stuck with the theme of a political sketch for the cold open. Once again, James Austin Johnson took on the role of President Donald Trump as he hosted a cabinet meeting to start the new year. Johnson’s Trump was joined by Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernández), JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane), Kristi Noem (Ashley Padilla), and Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost).
The sketched referenced recent events around the world, and replicated a recent moment where President Trump read aloud a note passed from Secretary Rubio.
You can watch the full sketch here:
Next week, One Battle After Another’s Teyana Taylor is making her hosting debut, with musical act Geese.