Saturday Night Live kicked off its cold open with a heartfelt Mother’s Day message that was swiftly interrupted by James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump and — in a surprise return — Cecily Strong‘s Jeanine Pirro.
The former SNL castmember brought back her impression of the prosecutor-turned-Fox News host after the president announced this week that he was naming Pirro as the acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
“Janine will be the newest addition to my incredible team in my administration,” Johnson’s Trump said. “And what a team, Mr. President. I’m so proud to be part of this group full of Russian assets, booze hounds and people famous for the little baby animals they’ve killed,” Strong’s Pirro added.
Johnson’s Trump then bragged that he “personally picked Janine to be the U.S. attorney in Washington D.C.,” to which she joked, “That’s right, the district, or as the locals call it, Chocolate City. So to all you soul sisters and brothers, put the word out on the street, there’s a bad new mama jama laying down the law, getting down in funky town looking fine and sipping wine!”
“Oh, we love Janine,” Johnson’s Trump started, “And she has the most important quality I look for in a lawyer — she’s on TV!”
Walton Goggins made his hosting debut on Saturday night, while Arcade Fire returned for their sixth appearance on the sketchy comedy series.
Goggins and Arcade Fire are two of the final hosts and musical guests for SNL‘s landmark 50th season. Scarlett Johansson and Bad Bunny will close out season 50 next Saturday as host and musical guest, respectively.