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SNL Finale: Ferrell’s Epstein Confronts Trump, Gold-Brick Bribe Joke

5/19/2026

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Saturday Night Live’s finale featured Will Ferrell as Jeffrey Epstein confronting James Austin Johnson’s U.S. President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump tells JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane) he just returned from China and his legs are swollen.
President Donald Trump naps on a gold brick bribe while Jeffrey Epstein jokes his approval rating could drop to 17.

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Saturday Night Live’s finale featured Will Ferrell as Jeffrey Epstein confronting James Austin Johnson’s U.S. President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump tells JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane) he just returned from China and his legs are swollen.
President Donald Trump naps on a gold brick bribe while Jeffrey Epstein jokes his approval rating could drop to 17.