Israel’s Version of SNL Portrays Trump as a Conquering Roman Emperor in Wild Musical Number
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The Israeli version of Saturday Night Live has portrayed U.S. President Donald Trump as a conquering Roman emperor in a wild musical number posted to social media.
The Atlantic’s Yair Rosenberg retweeted the video, writing, “You don’t need to know Hebrew to get this gist of this sketch from Israel’s SNL, about who’s really in charge in Israel today.”
The sketch comedy show, Eretz Nehederet, translated into English as, “A Wonderful Country,” is described on its X account as “Israel’s no.1 satire show,” and shared the original video under the title, “Praise the Emperor Donald.”
The clip features a Trump look-alike dressed like Julius Caesar in a red Roman toga and golden laurel wreath sitting on a golden throne. Above the actor are golden McDonald’s arches affixed to eagle’s wings, a symbol of Roman imperial power.
Multiple centurions parade the throne around on a litter, as the actor, replete with a strawberry-blonde wig, performs some of Trump’s stilted arm dance moves to the beat of the music.
The “Trump” character sings in English: “Who brought all the hostages back? It took me less time than to cook a Big Mac. Then I said to 10,000 years of war, bye-bye!”
When a Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look-alike shows up, the Trump character remarks, “Not him again.”
Earlier this month, the real President Trump proclaimed “The war is over” between Israel and Hamas shortly after signing the Gaza peace agreement with Arab officials. Netanyahu has been reluctant to use such phrasing, saying instead that he was “committed to this peace.”
On Sunday, Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported that the Israeli military was striking the Gaza Strip after two separate Hamas attacks took place inside Israel- controlled territory. Vice President JD Vance warned this week that there will be “fits and starts” on the road to peace.
