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‘SNL’ Cold Open spoofs signing of Declaration of Independence with Hamilton, Trump

The cold open of 'Saturday Night Live' featured Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton and other Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, interrupted by James Austin Johnson as President Donald Trump.
The skit included jokes about Trump's second term, including his focus on diversity and Melania Trump's inauguration hat.
Miranda quoted, 'I say our lives matter not if we lose them in the cause of liberty. What matters is the nation we build,' before rapping about equality in America.
Johnson's Trump humorously stated, 'Never say never. Kidding, of course, but in many ways I’m not,' while making jokes about gender and appearance.

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