- SNL cold open mocks Hegseth as trigger-happy, Trump as tired The Washington Post
- Colin Jost Plays Pete Hegseth on ‘S.N.L.’ to Explain ‘Operation Kill Everybody’ The New York Times
- ‘SNL’ Cold Open: Trump Caught Snoring Away Questions About Affordability, War Crimes Rolling Stone
- Pentagon Pressers & A Dozing Donald Trump Heat Up ‘Saturday Night Live’s Cold Open In NBC Late-Nighter’s Thanksgiving Break Return Deadline
- SNL cold open skewers Trump for seemingly falling asleep during meetings — and jokes he was dreaming of Mamdani The Independent
