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Mike Myers took a swipe at Donald Trump’s calls to make Canada the “51st state” throughout an look on Saturday Evening Stay.
The comedian, who hails from Toronto, appeared within the comedy present’s curtain name on Saturday (1 March) after making a shock cameo within the opening sketch, taking part in Elon Musk.
Standing with host Shane Gillis and musical visitor Tate McRae, the 61-year-old SNL alumnus wore a black t-shirt that includes the slogan “Canada shouldn’t be on the market” alongside his dwelling nation’s purple and white flag.
He additionally mouthed the phrases “elbows up” because the credit rolled on the episode, which marked Myers’ first SNL look in 10 years.
Myers’ pointed style alternative comes after the president has repeatedly urged that Canada ought to turn out to be the “51st state” of the US of America, claiming that the nation can be “higher off”.
In an interview with Fox Information final month, Trump stated: “I feel Canada can be significantly better off being the 51st state as a result of we lose $200 billion a 12 months with Canada. And I’m not going to let that occur.
“Why are we paying $200 billion a 12 months, primarily a subsidy to Canada?”
It’s thought that the $200 billion determine referenced by Trump refers to defence spending and a commerce deficit.
The president has additionally imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, that are set to enter impact this month.
Myers, who was a forged member on SNL from 1989 to 1995, donned a “tech help” t-shirt and grabbed a chainsaw to tackle the position of Musk within the episode’s opening scene, which re-imagined Trump’s heated White Home assembly with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Within the sketch, Myers’ Musk burst into the Oval Workplace whereas James Austin Johnson’s Trump and Bowen Yang’s JD Vance had been in the course of a fraught dialogue.
“What are you doing in my workplace?” Myers then requested, including: “I’m the president now. I’m kidding. Possibly I’m not.”
Tech mogul and Twitter/X proprietor Musk is at the moment Trump’s senior advisor, however final month, the White Home clarified that he has “no precise or formal authority” to make selections.
