In the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open, Trump official Pete Hegseth made a group chat whoopsie by texting war plans to high school girls.

Rather than texting only the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Andrew Dismukes), Vice President JD Vance (Bowen Yang) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernandez) include three high school-aged girls.

In SNL's version, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, played by Andrew Dismukes, found himself in a text chain with three high school girls (Mikey Madison, Sarah Sherman, Ego Nwodim).

Saturday Night Live's cold open saw another blunder by top Trump administration figures as Pete Hegseth, JD Vance and Marco Rubio mistakenly added themselves to a high school girls' text chain.

Padilla joined “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost behind the desk, donning a blonde wig, white and yellow patterned blouse and a bright green Joann apron to express her anger and disappointment, claiming that it was “not okay!”

Live Season 50 Episode 15 dropped on NBC on March 29, 2025. The episode featured Oscar-winning actress Mikey Madison hosting the show.

Bad news for Timothy Olyphant fans: When Saturday Night Live finally cast in the role of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, they hired in-house: castmember Andy Dismukes took on the role.

An "SNL" cold open skit saw Hegseth, Vance, and Rubio crash a high school group chat to discuss military plans.