bored of peace

 

The latest "SNL" cold open couldn't be more timely.

"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its Feb. 28 episode with a sketch addressing news that the United States and Israel launched military strikes and combat operations against Iran earlier in the day, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In the cold open, James Austin Johnson played President Donald Trump delivering remarks and declaring, "Happy World War III to all who celebrate!"

Johnson's Trump went on to say he launched the attack on Iran because he and his "Board of Peace decided that we were bored of peace" and because he needed help "distracting from the Epstein files."

"I know on the campaign trail I promised no new foreign wars," he said. "But listen: Wars, plural, right? I'm allowed to do one."