{"id":2436116,"date":"2025-05-18T10:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-mocks-trumps-middle-east-boys-trip-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T10:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:19:34","slug":"snl-mocks-trumps-middle-east-boys-trip-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-mocks-trumps-middle-east-boys-trip-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL mocks Trump\u2019s Middle East &#8216;boys&#8217; trip&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsnl-mocks-trumps-middle-east-boys-trip-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary discusses a recent episode of &#8220;Saturday night Live&#8221; (SNL) in wich the show&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturday-night-live-mocks-dumbest-impeachment-trial-after-trump-acquitted-again\/\" title=\"\u2018...\u2019 Mocks \u2018Dumbest\u2019 Impeachment Trial After Trump Acquitted Again\">cold open<\/a> humorously addressed President Donald Trump&#8217;s tour of the Middle East. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-slammed-for-sketch-mocking-black-vaccine-hesitancy\/\" title=\"\u2018...\u2019 Slammed For Sketch Mocking Black Vaccine Hesitancy\">sketch featured<\/a> a parody of Trump&#8217;s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, highlighting that it was a &#8220;boys&#8217; trip&#8221; with a notable absence of women. The character, impersonated by SNL cast member James Austin Johnson, made jokes about being surrounded only by men, comparing the situation to a nation full of &#8220;Melanias,&#8221; a reference to frist Lady Melania Trump. The episode marked the season finale of SNL, concluding its 50th season.The summary also touches on the context of gender roles in the Middle East, mentioning laws concerning male guardianship over women in both Saudi Arabia and Qatar.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">SNL mocks Trump&rsquo;s Middle East &lsquo;boys&rsquo; trip&rsquo;: &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t think I saw a single woman&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2122630\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3378870\/snl-angers-christians-during-holy-week-mocking-donald-jesus-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Saturday Night Live\">Saturday Night Live<\/a> <\/em>dedicated the cold open of its season finale to President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Saturday Night Live\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s tour of the Middle East this week.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday brought the close of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-mocks-washington-examiner-investigation-on-transgender-animals\/\" title=\"... mocks Washington Examiner investigation on transgender animals\">comedy sketch show&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s 50th season. The opening sketch parodied the meeting between Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mohammed-bin-salman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mohammed bin Salman<\/a>. This was Trump&rsquo;s second foreign trip while in office during his second term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3414424\/hollywood-millions-tax-credits-newsom-budget-black-hole\/\">Hollywood gets millions in tax credits despite Newsom&#8217;s $12 billion black hole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3413814\/dhs-denies-kristi-noem-reality-tv-show-migrants-collaboration\/\">DHS denies that Noem is collaborating on migrant reality TV show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3410220\/mad-men-jon-hamm-new-show-apple-tv-your-friends-and-neighbors\/\">Jon Hamm 10 years after Don Draper<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve had a great trip here&nbsp;in the Middle East.&nbsp;It was very much a boys&rsquo; trip.&nbsp;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t think I saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >single&#038;nbsp<\/a>;woman.&nbsp;What&rsquo;s up with that, huh?&rdquo; <em>SNL<\/em> cast member James Austin Johnson&nbsp;said in his Trump impersonation. &ldquo;All the time, just walking into a&nbsp;roomful of boys.&nbsp;Hi, boys.&nbsp;Boys again.&nbsp;The women are all hiding.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s like a nation of Melanias.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2940460&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c4f6855e7e1a11b3456a56b8011827e0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson was referring to first lady Melania Trump, who has made rare public appearances. Melania Trump was last at an event earlier this month, to launch a USPS forever stamp in honor of Barbara Bush, and before that, for the White House Easter Egg Roll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3412375\/john-kennedy-qatar-hannibal-lecter-trump-middle-east-us-allies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>JOHN KENNEDY COMPARES QATAR TO HANNIBAL LECTER AS TRUMP CONTINUES MIDDLE EAST TOUR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first lady has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3206971\/melania-trump-selective-assassination-attempts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"admitted\">admitted<\/a> that the two attempts against the life of her husband affected how she campaigned for him. She made rare appearances throughout the 2024 campaign, with her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2971920\/melania-trump-promote-ways-unite-america-lgbt-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first fundraiser<\/a>&nbsp;for her husband happening in April of last year. It was hosted by the GOP&nbsp;LGBT&nbsp;group Log Cabin Republicans. At that point, the then-former president had been campaigning for reelection for almost a year and a half.<\/p>\n<p>Both Qatar and Saudi Arabia have codified laws regarding male guardianship over women. 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