“If only a simple hamberder, er … hamburger, was all it took to make this government shutdown mess melt away.

“That’s the alternate reality projected through the lens of the latest Saturday Night Live’s cold open, where negotiations to end the nearly month-long shutdown boil down to an episode of Deal or No Deal.

“Alec Baldwin reprises his role as President Donald Trump, who’s fresh off his “major announcement” earlier in the day presenting a new proposal to reopen the federal government.

“Guiding him through game show glory for Saturday night’s cold open is actor Keenan Thompson as TV host Steve Harvey.”

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