Saturday Night Live mocked Donald Trump with a joke about “gay dementia” as Tom Hanks returned as David Pumpkins for the show’s Halloween episode.

James Austin Johnson once again portrayed the president, interrupting the fan-favorite David Pumpkins sketch shortly after Hanks appeared alongside returning cast members Bobby Moynihan and Mikey Day.

When David Pumpkins was asked why he had returned, Johnson’s Trump barged in and shouted: “Midterms! Boo!”

“It’s me, Donald Trump, your one true god, pausing SNL skit yet again,” he joked before turning his attention to the revival of the Halloween sketch.

“You know, I actually have a lot in common with Mr Pumpkins: we both appeared in 2016, we’re both very loud, very orange and very, frankly, annoying!”

Johnson then poked fun at Trump’s campaign-trail behavior, including his recent focus on the backsides of several Republican candidates.

“That’s something I’ve been doing lately, admiring men’s a**es. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, just that I might be gay.”

“They’re calling it gay dementia. Dementia, short for ‘the men should show me their butts,’” he added in character.

The sketch also revisited Trump’s habit of making unusual noises during his speeches.

“Remember that? What the hell was that? Probably soul trying to leave body,” Johnson said, adding that the noises were acceptable “if you were cool with the Epstein stuff.”

Trump’s fictional counterpart then complained about the midterm polling before making a joke about bruises on Trump’s hands.

“They’re saying Texas is turning purple, just like my hand. If it goes blue, then just like my hand, I will leave it for dead.”

The segment concluded with parodies of Nicki Minaj—who recently served as a Trump campaign surrogate and has been suggested by some as a possible White House press secretary—and recent Press Secretary Katie Zacharia.

The Trump character noted that he had also admired Minaj’s backside before joking: “She’s got quite an a**, if only it were on a man, perhaps then I could admire it.”

As he exited, he urged viewers to vote Republican, warning that Democrats would otherwise do “absolutely nothing, just like the last time.”

Trump has drawn attention in recent weeks for making suggestive comments about the appearance of Republican candidates while campaigning ahead of the midterm elections.

Trump first went on a bizarre rant about Ohio Senator Jon Husted’s body, where the president said he had been ‘studying’ his behind.

In Trump’s complimentary rants about Husted, the president told an Ohio rally last week that he was dazzled by the former college football player’s physique. 

‘I’m standing over here, and I don’t do this with men very often… I started examining his body because I didn’t know he was a great athlete,’ Trump said.

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‘And I looked, and I watched up and down. I looked at his a** and I looked at the whole, and then I looked at his hands. Look at his hands. He’s got these, like, claws. And I got it. You are a great athlete.’ 

Trump then followed that again on Tuesday with another speech about Husted’s looks, this time at an event in North Carolina. 

He told a crowd that he had been ‘studying (Husted’s) body,’ and described it as ‘like a piece of steel.’ 

‘I looked at his a**, and then I looked at his legs. I said, “His a**, sh*t, it’s like, it’s like a pile of muscle,”‘ Trump said. ‘I tapped him on the shoulder, and it actually hurt my hand. He’s like a piece of steel. I said, “This guy’s a monster!”‘ 

Although Trump told the crowd that it was ‘not my thing’ to compliment other men, Trump has gushed over men’s looks frequently on the trail. 

This included branding GOP gubernatorial candidate in Georgia Rick Jackson a ‘very handsome, distinguished, beautiful-looking guy.’ 

He also described Republican Senator Tim Sheehy as a ‘handsome guy,’ Kentucky Republican congressional nominee Ed Gallrein as ‘beautiful,’ and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker as a ‘good-looking sucker.’

For some gender balance, he later complimented Minaj for the same thing. 

‘By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful a** before: Nicki Minaj. That’s hard to miss. Stand up. That’s hard to miss,’ Trump said at a Michigan rally with Minaj in attendance. 

She stood up, waved and went along with the president’s commentary about her rear-end. 

It spread so far, Republican Senator Ashley Moody of Florida wonders why President Donald Trump didn’t praise her ‘asset’ like he did with Minaj.

Speaking Friday evening at the president’s rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, the lawmaker recounted questions she got about Trump recently complimenting the rapper’s ‘beautiful a**.’

‘What do you think about the president talking about Nicki Minaj’s asset? Really? I mean, Byron and I don’t even know what to say,’ Moody told the crowd, naming GOP gubernatorial candidate Congressman Byron Donalds, who was also at the rally.

‘Byron’s probably like, I’m just glad he didn’t ask about my asset. I mean, we were the only two on the stage with the president.’

She continued: ‘Well, maybe I should be upset he didn’t talk about my asset.’

The commentary has stirred controversy online, with Democratic lawmakers attacking the president’s behavior as unbecoming of the office.

The president has repeatedly opted to travel to Republican strongholds this midterm cycle while snubbing battleground areas less densely populated by MAGA supporters.

The president spent most of his Saturday morning at his golf club near his Florida home before scheduled appearances at five tele-rallies. 

He will travel to Iowa and Kansas on Sunday for what are expected to be his last in-person rallies. 

Trump is scheduled to hold tele-rallies on Monday and Election Day, where he is expected to be in Washington. 

A man armed with a metal bat was shot by police in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday after allegedly charging at officers and striking one during a violent daytime confrontation.

The incident began at about 1:25 p.m., when LAPD Central Division patrol officers responded to a reported robbery near 4th Street and Omar Street.

At the scene, officers encountered an adult male holding a metal bar in one hand and a long tree branch in the other. Police said he ignored repeated orders to drop the weapons.

“Officers gave the suspect multiple commands to drop the weapon, which he failed to comply [with],” the Los Angeles Police Department said. “Officers deployed less lethal foam rounds to no effect.”

The man then moved toward the officers and struck one of them with the metal bar, according to police.

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Officers opened fire, hitting the suspect. He was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital for treatment.

The injured officer was also hospitalized. Police said both the suspect and the officer were in stable condition.

Investigators recovered the metal bar as evidence. No additional injuries were reported.

The LAPD said the details released so far were preliminary and that the investigation was still in its early stages.

“There is no ongoing threat to the community,” the department said.

A shooting broke out in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday night as the Magic City Classic festivities came to an end, leaving one person dead and several others injured.

The gunfire was reported at about 7:50 p.m. near Legion Field, shortly after the annual HBCU football rivalry game concluded, AL.com reported.

The full number of victims has not been released, but the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed to the outlet that at least one person died.

Public safety radio traffic indicated that at least two other people suffered critical injuries, while a third person was treated for minor injuries.

The Magic City Classic, the nation’s largest historically Black college and university football event, had just concluded at the stadium. The game featured Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University.

Following the shooting, officials halted tailgating and directed people to leave the area around Legion Field.

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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said investigators had not determined what prompted the violence.

“There is no argument, no beef, no misunderstanding that can justify this level of senseless violence during a night of celebration,” Woodfin said.

He added, “But hear me clearly: We refuse to let fear shake the spirit of this community. Justice will be served to those who brought harm to those at one of our most treasured events.”

Woodfin described the Magic City Classic as an event grounded in HBCU tradition and family. “Tonight, as a family, we grieve,” he said.

“We wrap our arms around neighbors who are dealing with unimaginable pain right now. And just like family, we will stand united as we overcome this tragic night,” the mayor said.

“While this crime is under an active investigation, we will not let up until we achieve swift justice for this senseless violence.”

A California physician who prosecutors say cheated Medicare out of more than $45 million has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after spending the proceeds on luxury homes, expensive vehicles and rare collectibles, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

Violetta Mailyan, 45, was found guilty in May by a Central District of California jury on nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstructing a criminal investigation into a health care offense. Authorities said she falsely billed Medicare for Botox treatments that were never performed.

The Glendale resident used the fraud proceeds to purchase five California properties, along with two Tesla vehicles, one of them a Cybertruck.

Mailyan’s conviction is among the most notable recent Medicare fraud cases as Vice President JD Vance leads a federal task force focused on combating health care scams.

The DOJ previously reported that Mailyan held four properties in Surfside and Glendale, California, with a combined equity value of approximately $7.3 million.

Her spending also included high-end collectibles, such as a 17th-century crossbow valued at $12,000 and a $3,000 painting depicting Ludwig I, Crown Prince of Bavaria.

Prosecutors said Mailyan owned and ran Healthy Way Medical Center, a clinic that advertised beauty and cosmetic treatments. According to the government, she submitted claims to Medicare for thousands of Botox injections that patients never received.

More than $19 million in claims involved injections supposedly administered on dates when the clinic was closed, prosecutors said.

The false billing continued while Mailyan was traveling, including trips to Mexico, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Pennsylvania and New York, according to court evidence.

Mailyan also billed more than $200,000 for treatments she allegedly provided to California patients while she was actually vacationing on a beach in Cabo.

One image taken from her phone showed a scenic view of the Mexican resort on the very day she submitted a $34,560 Medicare claim for services purportedly delivered in Glendale.

Medicare may reimburse providers for Botox injections when the treatment is medically necessary for documented chronic migraine cases.

Authorities said Mailyan instead sought payment for thousands of injections that either were never administered or did not involve the qualifying migraine treatment.

When investigators began closing in, prosecutors said Mailyan falsified medical records in an effort to conceal the alleged Medicare fraud.

She also forged the signatures of Medicare beneficiaries, including one man who was incarcerated during the period when she claimed to have treated him.

Mailyan then submitted the fabricated documents to federal investigators, attempting to create the impression that she had treated patients she had never seen, prosecutors said.

The records were provided after she received a grand jury subpoena demanding patients’ medical files, according to the prosecution.

The timing of Mailyan’s transfer to federal prison had not been announced.

Prosecutors said Mailyan had been identified as an ‘extreme outlier’ among doctors who received Medicare payments for Botox.

She was paid six times the next highest group of providers, who were all neurologists.

On top of being sentenced to prison, Mailyan was also ordered to forfeit more than $16 million worth of property, including bank funds, personal property, real property and securities.

She was also told to pay approximately $32.9 million in restitution to Medicare.

Mailyan faced up to 20 years in prison for each of the nine counts of wire fraud and five years in prison for each of the three obstruction charges.

The DOJ touted that its work to combat fraud supported President Donald Trump’s task force to eliminate fraud.

Trump has undertaken an aggressive effort to eliminate fraud in government, establishing a task force on the topic in March and putting Vance in charge of it.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Dr Mehmet Oz claimed in October that the ‘Chinese mafia’ may be orchestrating Medicaid fraud through senior care centers.

Oz delivered letters of warning to senior centers in Flushing, Queens, as part of a multi-agency federal probe.

He told Fox News Digital that ‘the whole experience was suspicious’ at his trips to Kent Senior Care and Evergreen Adult Day Care, saying the ‘Chinese mafia’ may be paying people to help facilitate the scam.

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul promised the state is engaging a ‘massive effort to combat fraud and abuse’ in Medicaid.

Last month, Trump announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the government.

The White House said that under the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, anyone who submits a tip that leads to a fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action is eligible to receive up to $30,000, and that the Justice Department will administer the program.

During the announcement, Trump said payments would amount to one percent commission on the amount of fraud the tip helped uncover.

Trump added that he would decide who received the reward money in cases where more than one person claimed to have provided the tip.

The President also revealed last month that more than 20 million seniors would receive surprise Medicare payments of $90.

The payments were aimed at helping eligible Medicare Part B enrollees cover their premiums.

Trump claimed those Americans were overcharged during the Biden administration through fees used to operate HealthCare.gov, leaving the federal government sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus funds.

‘That money belongs to hard–working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!’ Trump said in an accompanying letter, CBS News reported.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Mailyan’s attorneys, Mark Hardiman and Phillip Kanarsh, and the DOJ for comment.