The Season 51 premiere of Saturday Night Live ripped into the Trump administration’s recent crackdown on free speech in the late-night TV industry.

Concerns about Trump interfering with late-night TV ramped up in September after the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a decision made by ABC after an apparent threat from Trump-appointed FCC chairman Brendan Carr.

“[Saturday Night Live] better be on their best behavior," said James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump in the cold open. “Otherwise they’ll have to answer to my attack dog at the FCC, Brandon Carr.”

Brendan Carr, played by Mikey Day, walked on stage while creepily dancing to “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell.

After the music ended, Carr told Trump that his name was Brendan, not Brandon.

Trump replied, “It’s crazy you t

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