'I love Bible': SNL rips into Trump's Easter message in latest cold open

Donald Trump's Bible-hawking Easter message was skewered by Saturday Night Live in its latest cold open, in which the story of the resurrection of Jesus was re-told featuring the holy book-hawking ex-president as the Messiah.

"That's right, it's Easter!" Trump — played by James Austin Johnson — announces as he strides out of the tomb holding up his $60 book.

"That time of year when I compare myself to Jesus Christ. That's just a thing I do now and people seem to be okay with it. And if you think this is a bad look, imagine how weird it would be if I started selling Bibles. Well..."

Trump then holds up a leather-bound book, similar to the one named "God Bless the USA Bible" after country singer Lee Greenwood's patriotic ballad sales of which he pitched for $59.99 in a Truth Social post last week.

"Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again," he wrote in the post.

It followed an earlier post in which he compared his legal troubles to the suffering of Jesus at Easter.

The Saturday Night Live crew weren't going to let that pass.

“Look at this beautiful Bible, made from 100 percent Bible,” Johnson's recreation of Trump said on the show.

“As you know, I love Bible. It’s my favorite book. I’ve definitely read it. My favorite part is probably the ending. How it all ends up. But this is a very special Bible. And it can be yours for the high, high price of $60.”

He then shows illustrations from the book, including a picture of Trump in his trademark suit standing by Noah's Ark, and another of him floating in a basket next to Moses.

"Trump in the basket," he says. "Right behind Moses, about to pass on the left."

The SNL Bible also comes with a Trump toaster, that makes toast featuring the image of the ex-president.

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“I’m doing this for the glory of God,” he said. “And for pandering and mostly for money.”

"It comes with everything you like from Bible, like the story of Easter, which primarily concerns Jesus, not so much the bunny," says Johnson.

"I kept waiting for the bunny to show up — you never know.”

The version of Trump then finishes with the "Lord's Prayer": “Our father who are in heaven, hallowed beep beep, bing bing, bing bing bong. Bing bong bing bing bing, trespass daily bread. And please lead us into temptation… In the name of the father, the son and the Easter Bunny.”

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