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‘SNL’ Cold Open: Trump Wheels Out Hannibal Lecter, His ‘Favorite’ VP Pick

The presumptive GOP nominee also auditions Kristi Noem and Tim Scott while outside his New York trial

The season 49 finale of Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump(James Austin Johnson) making an assessment of his potential running mates, who ranged from the boot-licking to the face-eating. Most notable, however, was Hannibal Lecter, played by a wide-eyed Michael Longfellow who was rolled into frame on a dolly while masked and straitjacketed like in the Oscar-winning film. And as for his ongoing criminal hush money trial, which is expected to resume Monday with the defense making its case, Trump discussed his plans.

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