Miles Teller pulled double-duty (in a way) by portraying twin brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott in a pre-taped Saturday Night Live sketch spoofing the Canadian reality TV series Property Brothers. This time, the two real estate property developers field their “biggest challenge yet” — the gargantuan task of having President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) as a client and being tasked with building the White House ballroom.
But as the siblings attempt to navigate Trump’s increasingly difficult and outlandish requests, they must also deal with the simmering tension and resentment they feel toward each other.
The two begin by touring the premises, noting ironically that Trump has a “strong eye for interior design,” which the GOP leader attributes to his affinity for gauche golden urns, which he puts “everywhere, like a hundred in every room.”
While complimenting Melania Trump’s (Chloe Fineman) Halloween decorations of dead trees, skeletons and other spooky fixtures, the First Lady responds sardonically, “Those are for Christmas.”
Other changes include Trump replacing a portrait of former POTUS FDR with a painting of himself as a soldier from Halo. Meanwhile, upcoming renovation requests include turning the Rose Garden grounds into what looks like “outdoor seating for an Olive Garden,” supplemented by a budget “between $350 million and infinity.”
As the two brothers recall with an uneasy laugh, when asking Trump if he needs a permit, he apparently laughed and told them: “I could build this ballroom with the bones of my enemies, and no one could stop me.”
For his inspiration, Trump points to a mood board that includes, among other images, photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Star Wars‘s powerful gangster Jabba the Hutt.
Other reno plans include installing an MMA ring for “two mentally ill guys just wailing on each other … we love bum fights,” Trump says.
After Trump responds to a text with a gif of the White House exploding, the brothers can commence with the East Wing demolition. However, due to the government shutdown, the duo had to “force Park Rangers and astronauts” to carry out the operation. After hitting a snag because all construction workers had been deported, Johnson’s Trump reflects, “I pulled up to the Home Depot parking lot and yelled, ‘Just give me the whites!’ I want the day laborers from Norway and Sweden, but, apparently, they don’t exist.”
“We want this to be our forever home,” Melania says after Trump says he’s preparing for a third term. He then adds, “Yes, because we’re not leaving. We’re gonna be doing something called ‘coup!’”
As the sketch concludes, the brothers ask for payment, at which point Trump responds with calling ICE on them, given that the sibling duo originates from Canada.