{
  "id": 17657426,
  "title": "David S. Pumpkins returns to SNL, and Trump makes it weird",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/david-s-pumpkins-returns-to-snl-and-trump-makes-it-weird",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-01T18:19:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/snl-cold-open-trump-tom-hanks-david-pumpkins-halloween-oct-31"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The iconic character David S. Pumpkins returned to Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the Halloween edition, but Donald Trump took center stage. Tom Hanks reprised his role as the pumpkin-suited figure, joined by Mikey Day and Bobby Moynihan as the dancing skeleton sidekicks. However, the Halloween reunion quickly evolved into a platform for Trump to discuss the midterm elections.\n\nThe episode, hosted by Obsession star Inde Navarrette with musical guest Gracie Abrams, began with a couple boarding a haunted attraction guided by Kenan Thompson. When Hanks appeared, the riders questioned why David S. Pumpkins was on the ride. Before he could explain, Johnson's Trump interjected, \"Midterms.\" After the performers froze behind him, Trump compared himself to Pumpkins, stating, \"We both appeared in 2016, we’re both very loud, very orange, and very, frankly, annoying!\"\n\nTrump praised Hanks' acting skills and playfully commented on the actor's \"great ass,\" a jab at Trump's frequent campaign comments about the physical attributes of women, including Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted's backside. Trump also made an election-related joke, likening the color of his bruised hand to Texas turning purple if the state went blue, threatening to abandon it.\n\nMeanwhile, Inde Navarrette walked offstage, and Trump humorously thanked her for a supposed donation, responding, \"Yeah, you wish, bitch.\" Nicki Minaj, played by Saidah Belo-Osagie, appeared as a prospective press secretary, introducing herself as a \"killer\" in her career.",
  "summary": "Tom Hanks returned as David S. Pumpkins in SNL’s Halloween cold open, but James Austin Johnson’s Trump interrupted to talk midterms and men’s butts.",
  "key_points": [
    "David S. Pumpkins returns to SNL for Halloween episode",
    "Donald Trump interrupts to discuss midterm elections",
    "Trump jokes about his appearance and compares himself to Pumpkins"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}