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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘SNL’ Cameo as Alexander Hamilton Interrupted by James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump
Lin-Manuel Miranda's surprise appearance on "Saturday Night Live" was interrupted by James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump
Tonight’s “ Saturday Night Live ” cold open had a very special surprise in store for viewers as Lin-Manuel Miranda popped up onscreen behind the “SNL” cast who were dressed in 1700s attire in a scene of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Miranda, dressed in his same costuming from the Broadway smash-hit “Hamilton,” stood up from a corner to rapturous applause, and said, “I say our lives not matter not if we lose it in the cause of liberty. “He simply was creating a new greeting that was a cross between ‘hi’ and ‘hello.’” Johnson as Trump went on to share his views about wanting two genders, “one to work, and one to cook.
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