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James Austin Johnson doing Donald Trump in Saturday Night Live ’s cold open. Name a more iconic duo. Or, depending on who you ask, a more overplayed one. Either way, Johnson’s Trump impression once again kicked off Saturday night with a brand-new fictional awards show: The Trumps.

James Austin Johnson's President Trump hosted the first annual Trumps, an awards show dedicated to honoring himself, in tonight's "Saturday Night Live" cold open, which also featured Sarah Sherman's take on Aunt Gladys from "Weapons" and a cameo from Mike Myers as Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

The 1st Annual Trumps celebrated the president's favorite subject: himself

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"Saturday Night Live" is back, and it has a lot to catch up on. "I hope everyone had a nice holiday and got what they wanted for Christmas," Johnson as Trump said. "I got what I wanted: My very own someone else's Nobel Prize, which I'll cherish! And in my ...