Kate McKinnon as Greta Thunberg Tells Donald Trump to ‘Grow Up’ in ‘SNL’ Cold Open
Written by SOURCE on December 15, 2019
SNL is back with another opening sketch focused on average families discussing the state of the world over dinner.
In a Christmas-themed cold open, several families talk about topics dominating the political landscape, eventually leading to an appearance by Kate McKinnon as Greta Thunberg to deliver a special message to Trump. Recently, Trump went after Thunberg on Twitter after TIME named her their Person of the Year.
“The ice caps will melt, and the elves will drown,” she said. “So Merry maybe our last Christmas to all, and Donald Trump, step to me and I’ll come at you like a plastic straw comes at a turtle. I can’t believe I’m saying this to a 70-year-old man, but grow up.” You can watch a clip of it here.
This cold open follows last week’s star-studding segment, imagining the scene at a NATO conference cafeteria. It was based on a real-life incident where world leaders were caught on video at a NATO meeting near London, gossiping about President Donald Trump’s news conferences.
The SNL version featured Jimmy Fallon (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada), Paul Rudd (President Emmanuel Macron of France), James Corden (Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain), and Alec Baldwin returning as Trump. Kate McKinnon was Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.
SNL is hosted by Scarlett Johansson with musical guest Niall Horan. In a promo for this weekend’s episode, Johansson runs into Beck Bennett on set and tries to convince him that wearing a Christmas sweater is uncomfortable. You can watch it below.
