# SNL mocks Trump's Nobel complaints and Hegseth's executions

> SNL's sketch exposes Trump's Nobel Peace Prize claims and Hegseth's military execution plans.
- Title: SNL mocks Trump's Nobel complaints and Hegseth's executions
- Summary: SNL's sketch exposes Trump's Nobel Peace Prize claims and Hegseth's military execution plans. Saturday Night Live mocked President Trump's Nobel Peace Prize…
- Keywords: saturday night live, donald trump, nobel peace prize, pete hegseth, military execution, satellite television, news, politics, SNL, mocks, Trump's, Nobel
- Source: Salon — https://salon.com/2026/10/11/snl-declares-public-executions-are-back
- Author: CK Smith
- Published: 2026-10-11T15:27:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: saturday night live, donald trump, nobel peace prize, pete hegseth, military execution, satellite television, news, politics
## SNL targets Trump's Nobel complaints
Saturday Night Live mocked President Trump's Nobel Peace Prize complaints during a sketch.

> he's genuinely angry that he didn't win the peace prize
## Hegseth's military execution plan
Colin Jost portrayed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing a live TV military execution in December.

> public executions are back
## Nazi imagery controversy
The sketch mocked a Department of War logo featuring a Nazi eagle with a 'nazi vibe'.

> it's an american eagle with a nazi vibe
## Health Secretary Kennedy Jr. plans
James Austin Johnson played Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expanding flu season to include listeria and measles.

> trench brain
## Key takeaway

Saturday Night Live mocked President Trump's Nobel Peace Prize complaints and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's proposed televised military execution.