Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Respond to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s ‘SNL’ Cold Open: ‘Should We Recreate This Picture in Chicago?’

While Noem remained quiet, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Entertainment Weekly of the cold open, “‘SNL’ is absolutely right — the Democrats’ shutdown does need to end!”

“SNL’s” latest cold open began with Poehler’s Bondi defending her controversial Senate hearing earlier this week, which saw the AG get grilled about everything from the Epstein files to her involvement in James Comey’s indictment.

“I’m not going to discuss my private conversations with the president,” Poehler as Bondi said. “I’m not telling you who fell asleep in the middle of a sentence, or who kept calling me Ivanka while patting his lap.”

Of the Epstein files, Poehler joked, “I tried reading the Epstein files, but I got really bored. It’s so repetitive. ‘Trump this, Trump that.’ Yawn.”

Fey’s Noem then entered frame, toting an assault rifle and wearing a DHS hat.

“That’s right, it’s me, Kristi,” Fey’s Noem said. “I spell my name with an ‘I’ because that’s how I thought it was spelled.”

Fey’s Noem then gave some behind-the-scenes info on how she recruits people for ICE. She said, “How did I find them? By running ads like this: Do you need a job now? Yeah. Are you a big, tough guy? Yeah. Tough enough for the army or police? No. Do you take supplements that you bought at a gas station? Daily. Do you like to use zip ties because people in your life don’t trust you with keys? You know it. Suck on some of these, big boy. Welcome to ICE.”

Check out the sketch below.