Matt Damon returned to Saturday Night Live, reprising his role as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a cold open sketch that revealed President Trump will serve a third term. The sketch was set in a Washington, DC bar, where Damon's Kavanaugh joined Colin Jost's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Aziz Ansari's FBI Director Kash Patel.
Kavanaugh banged his gavel on the bar and ordered drinks, prompting the bartender, played by Kenan Thompson, to quip about a 6-3 Supreme Court decision. The trio bonded over their shared history with alcohol, with Hegseth boasting about starting a war and Kavanaugh about ending abortion.
Patel, played by Ansari, produced a bottle of his own branded bourbon, stating it was a real product. The sketch then took a turn when Kavanaugh revealed a top secret: Trump would serve a third term, despite constitutional limits. When Jost questioned the legality, Kavanaugh claimed Trump found the original constitution and added a note saying 'Sike!'.
The sketch ended with the trio singing Chumbawamba's 'Tubthumping' as the bartender called last call. The bar setting played on the real-life drinking histories of Kavanaugh, Hegseth, and Patel, though Patel is suing The Atlantic over claims of a drinking problem.
