Trump — who is wading in abysmal polling numbers — has defended Saturday’s deadly military offensive as necessary and claimed that Iran was building nuclear weapons that could “soon” reach the U.S., though such a claim isn’t backed up by U.S. intelligence. Watch more of “Weekend Update” in the clips below.

When news broke in the early hours of Saturday that the U.S. and Israel had launched strikes on Iran — with Iran retaliating against neighboring countries hosting U.S. bases — late-night comedians pivoted fast. By Saturday night, punchlines were flying almost as quickly as missiles.

The SNL Weekend update crew led by Colin Jost played video of Trump attacking President Obama back in 2011 for his bad poll numbers which Trump said would lead to inability and weakness in the art of negotiating, causing Obama to attack Iran.

Portrayed by James Austin Johnson, Trump appeared in a white “USA” cap and opened, “Good evening, and happy World War III to all who celebrate. It’s me, Donald Trump, FIFA Peace Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize taker.”

Saturday Night Live parodies President Trump's late-night announcement of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran this weekend. President Trump is played by James Austin Johnson and War Secretary Pete Hegseth by Colin Jost.

Saturday Night Live took aim at Donald Trump in the Cold Open and the Weekend Update segments, pointing out that he had previously spoken against attacking Iran

Saturday Night Live staffers were “scared,” according to TMZ, after musical guest Cardi B had a meltdown over a “Weekend Update” joke about rapper foe Nicki Minaj. Minaj, the Trinidadian rapper who became Trump’s celebrity bestie this year,