The “Hamilton” scribe later broke character while James Austin Johnson’s Trump taunted him.
After an introduction fromAndrew Dismukes' John Hancock, Miranda immediately took center stage.
“Our lives matter not if we lose them in the cause of liberty.
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton and James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Credit:Saturday Night Live/YouTube
What matters is the nation we built.
“Never say never,” Trump declared.
“I’m in my king era.
Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘SNL’.Saturday Night Live/YouTube
And just like them, we’re doing it very white-ly.
DEI is over it’s dead.
“We’re done with LGBT.
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton and James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on ‘SNL’.Saturday Night Live/YouTube
“What a weird way to dress, right?
‘Darling, I’m off to start America!
Hand me my wig and my tights and my big blousy shirts.'”
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Turning his attention back to Miranda, he taunted, “Look at Lin.
Look how bad he wants to do a rap.”
“Ah, the audience would have eaten that right up.
But we’re not going to hear it!
He’sin sniffing distance of an EGOTand he’s got to stand there ‘til I’m done.”
At this point, Miranda began to crack, clearly struggling to hold back laughter as the teasing continued.
“Linnie, Linnie, Linnie, Linnie.
He’s such a mor-an.”
Then, after boasting more about his first-week accomplishments, Trump changed his tune about Miranda.
“I want to thank him for his generous, anonymous $1 million donation to my campaign.
I know that was you, Lin!”
Finally unfreezing, Miranda protested, “No, it was not.”
But Trump dodged that truth with his own: “Your word against mine.”
Watch Miranda share the stage with “Trump” in the full sketch below.
