The typical slot for the sketch show's political comedy tore into Donald Trump 's widespread tariffs, with James Austin Johnson's take on the president predicting that his plan would "Make America Great Depression Again."

Viewed millions of times on social media already, the video comes as Trump’s global trade war continues to escalate. On Wednesday China announced it was raising retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods to 84 percent, hours after Trump imposed 104 percent levies on Chinese imports.

"If the stock market goes down and down and down and down, that means there's nowhere to go but up. Or perhaps further down," he says

"SNL" gave an "encore presentation" of President Trump's tariffs announcement this week: "It'll be better than great."

The self-professed “Make America Great Again” president is yet again reaching back to some bad old days in his chaotic quest for this never-defined national greatness. And yet again, Donald Trump is shaming what actually is (was?) a great nation.

The self-professed “Make America Great Again” president is yet again reaching back to some bad old days in his chaotic quest for this never-defined national greatness. And yet again ...

President Donald Trump based his political career on a promise to “Make America Great Again,” but his policies threaten to rescind decades of international influence and reshape how the world sees America.

A new group called Make Paterson Great Again is challenging the Passaic County Regular Republican Organization amid a legal battle.