“ Saturday Night Live ” got straight to President Trump in its cold open for this week’s episode, with James Austin Johnson’s commander-in-chief bragging from the Oval Office about the ongoing government shutdown, which has dragged on since Oct. 1.

“The Supreme Court said we could stop feeding poor people. You can clap for that. SNAP!” Trump said. “For those of you who can afford food — no, you can’t. I promised grocery prices would plummet and they did. They plummeted straight up. People are saying, ‘But sir, how will I afford my Thanksgiving turkey for my family? Well, good news is your family’s not coming because all the planes are gone.'”

The cold open references the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that paused a lower court order that would’ve required the Trump administration to r

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