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SNL's Finale Cold Open: Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump, Scarlett Johansson's Ivanka And Others Sing 'Hallelujah'
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Jen Chung
Published May 21, 2017
Modified May 22, 2017
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To cap off a unexpectedly blockbuster season of skewering the 2016 presidential campaign and results, Saturday Night Live assembled its Trump White House for the finale's cold open: Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump, flanked by his trusted advisers, including a Grim Reaper Steve Bannon, singing "Hallelujah."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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