As if President Donald Trump knew his absence during Saturday Night Live’s cold open was felt, James Austin Johnson’s Trump made a surprise appearance, interrupting the New York City mayoral debate to remind everyone what the election is really about: him.

As the candidates—Ramy Youssef as Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, controversial SNL alum Shane Gillis as Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and host Miles Teller as former governor Andrew Cuomo—were asked by Kenan Thompson’s debate moderator what they thought the biggest issue they would have to confront as mayor would be, Johnson appeared, exclaiming, “It’s me!”

“Yes, they can pretend this election is about housing and taxes, but we all know it’s about me, right?” Trump asked. “I’m going to be very involved, very hands on... This

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