A stunned Saturday Night Live audience roared with laughter as Colin Jost deadpanned on Weekend Update December 20, 2025: “Trump has not yet won the Nobel Peace Prize, but he did win the equally prestigious soccer peace prize.”
The quip targeted Trump’s December 18 announcement of brokering a “historic” truce between rival soccer fan factions in Manchester, England—claiming credit for ending decades of hooligan clashes between Manchester United and Manchester City supporters. Jost, face straight, continued: “Sources say the deal involved Trump promising both sides free Big Macs and a wall around Old Trafford—paid for by Mexico, obviously.”
Co-anchor Michael Che, barely holding it together, added: “Trump called it ‘the biggest peace deal since the Middle East—yuge crowds, no violence, just winning.’” The studio erupted; cutaways showed cast members in stitches.
The bit mocked Trump’s pattern of claiming credit for unrelated events amid Epstein file disclosures (completed December 19, no bombshells). Jost closed: “Folks, if soccer hooligans can make peace, maybe there’s hope for Congress.”
The monologue, viewed 28 million times online, trended #SNLSoccerPrize with 4.2 million posts (82% laughing). Trump fired back on Truth Social: “Fake News SNL—low ratings losers!” As holiday cheer mixed with political satire, Jost’s deadpan—raw, unflinching—ensured America laughed through the chaos.
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