The Heir’s “Full Ballistic” Meltdown – “Take SNL Off the Air for Good!” – As a Brutal Monologue Exposes Family Cracks and Sparks NBC Boycott Calls
Just 5 minutes ago, Donald Trump Jr. detonated over Saturday Night Live‘s latest Weekend Update monologue – and it wasn’t subtle. Moments after Colin Jost and Michael Che torched him and his father on live television, insiders say he “lost it instantly,” firing off frantic calls and demanding NBC pull the entire show “off the air for good.” The explosive reaction, described as a “full ballistic meltdown” by sources at Mar-a-Lago, has insiders buzzing that this blowup could trigger an even bigger showdown when the next episode drops. What began as a typical SNL roast escalated into one of the show’s most chaotic backstage firestorms in years – and all because a few punchlines struck deeper than expected.
The segment, aired Saturday night during Season 50’s holiday special, opened with James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump in the Oval Office, riffing on the Epstein email release and a fainting pharma exec. Jost, in Weekend Update, piled on: “Don Jr. tried to cancel SNL – joke’s on him, he’s the one who looks canceled.” Che added: “Don Jr.’s so desperate for relevance, he’s dating his own tweets.” The jokes, laced with references to Don Jr.’s failed Senate bid and Trump family scandals, drew roaring applause from Studio 8H. But at Mar-a-Lago, where Don Jr. was watching with allies, the mood soured fast.
According to multiple sources, Don Jr. began pacing furiously, phone in hand, “screaming that it was ‘un-American’ and ‘election interference.'” He called his team, friends, and even political donors, demanding boycotts and FCC complaints. “He wanted NBC punished immediately – ‘take it off the air for good,'” one staffer said. The outburst lasted nearly an hour, with Don Jr. reportedly reaching out to his father, who responded with “full caps lock rage,” vowing to “go after them.” The president, fresh from a week-long squabble with late-night hosts, saw the monologue as a personal affront, not comedy.
SNL writers, monitoring reactions mid-show, were shown screenshots of MAGA influencers decrying the segment as “attacking a private citizen.” Backstage, the cast didn’t flinch – to them, it was validation. “The louder the backlash, the better we landed,” a producer told Deadline. By Sunday morning, boycott calls had generated 1.2 million posts under #CancelSNL, with Trump allies like Matt Gaetz tweeting: “NBC’s bias is illegal – time for hearings.”
This isn’t Don Jr.’s first SNL clash. In 2024, he threatened legal action over a sketch mocking his book Triggered, calling it “defamation.” The family has long warred with late-night: Trump hosted in 2015 but boycotted after, labeling it “fake news.” Jost and Che’s barbs, from Epstein jabs to RFK Jr. “brainworm” gags, have kept the feud alive.
NBC stayed silent, but insiders predict sponsor pullouts. As the next episode looms December 7, one question burns: will the meltdown fuel more roasts, or force a truce? In Trump’s America, comedy cuts deep – and Don Jr.’s rage proves it.
