'SNL': Trump Berates Journalists, Shoots Down Santa Claus in Cold Open | Video
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"Saturday Night Live" opened the show from Air Force One as the press corps peppered James Austin Johnson's President Donald Trump while he was on a cocktail of Ambien and Adderall.
Ashley Padilla as Karoline Leavitt fielded questions from the journalists, and Trump complimented her lips.
"How great is Karoline Leavitt?" he said.
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