# ‘SNL’ Cold Open Crashed by Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump, Who Admits He ‘Might Be Gay’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/snl-cold-open-crashed-by-tom-hanks-as-david-s-pumpkins-nicki-minaj-and-donald-trump-who-admits-he-might-be-gay/
- Published: 2026-11-01T04:03:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T05:38:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tom-hanks-trump-david-pumpkins-snl-nicki-minaj-1236936453/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Government, Offbeat, Politics, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Tom Hanks revived David S. Pumpkins in an SNL Halloween sketch.
- The cold open mocked Trump’s campaign comments and midterm worries.
- Saidah Belo-Osagie played Nicki Minaj as a prospective press secretary.

## Summary

Tom Hanks returned to “Saturday Night Live” as David S. Pumpkins in a Halloween cold open that mocked Donald Trump’s campaign remarks and his attention to male candidates’ physiques. The sketch also satirised rapper Nicki Minaj’s public support for Trump, imagining her as his next press secretary after Katie Zacharia’s brief stint in the role.

The amusement-park scene featured Kenan Thompson as the Grim Reaper, with Mikey Day and former cast member Bobby Moynihan alongside Hanks. James Austin Johnson played Trump, who joked that he “might be gay”, complained about Republican prospects in the 3 November midterms and urged support for Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton despite calling him unattractive. Saidah Belo-Osagie portrayed Minaj, and Zacharia appeared at the end, stumbling over the show’s opening line.

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