Makes fun of Donald Trump and inspires Maya Rudolph

Kamala Harris made a last-minute appearance on Saturday Night Live to inject some humor into the final days of the presidential campaign.

The current vice president and presidential candidate appeared during the November 2 cold open, which opened with a CNN skit starring Chloe Fineman as Caitlan Collins. It segued into the Trump rally, where James Austin Johnson’s portrayal of the former president touched on his garbage truck stunt and vest, his recent odd gestures into the microphone and Liz Cheney’s controversial remarks, and then moved on to Bowen Young as J.D. Vance, the vice presidential candidate. Trump.

He then moved on to a campaign conversation between Harris (Maya Rudolph), President Joe Biden (Dana Carvey), Andy Samberg’s second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and Jim Gaffigan’s potential vice president Tim Walz.

Rudolph’s Harris then took a moment to reflect before her final campaign speech, looked in the mirror and saw the real Harris, saying, “I wish I could talk to someone who’s been in my shoes, you know, a black South Asian.” a woman running for president. Preferably from the Bay Area.

The duo then talk about how “you can do something your opponent can’t: you can open doors… Like a garbage truck.” They also mention that America needs to “keep Kamala and continue to live life a la.”

This episode was the fifth of the 50th season of Saturday Night Live. John Mulaney hosted the event with pop singer Chappell Roane as musical guest.

Earlier in the day, Harris was in Atlanta for a rally where guests included Spike Lee and Victoria Monet. She then went to another event in Charlotte, which included Bon Jovi and Khalid. After “SNL,” the vice president is set to head to Michigan State in East Lansing for a rally on Sunday.

Although Trump has not appeared on Saturday Night Live this season, he has hosted the show twice: once in 2004 and once when he was a presidential candidate in 2015.