SNL considera Shane Gillis por personificação de Trump, mas ele se recusa e Johnson retorna. SNL considers Shane Gillis for Trump impersonation, but he declines and Johnson returns.

Em setembro de 2024, Lorne Michaels, do SNL, insinuou “reinventar” as imitações de Trump para a 50a temporada do programa, potencialmente considerando Shane Gillis para o papel. In September 2024, SNL's Lorne Michaels hinted at "reinventing" Trump impersonations for the show's 50th season, potentially considering Shane Gillis for the role. No entanto, Gillis já havia sido retirado do elenco por comentários ofensivos passados. However, Gillis had previously been dropped from the cast over past offensive remarks. No Skankfest, Gillis revelou que recusou uma oferta para retratar Trump ao lado de Kamala Harris, de Maya Rudolph, para a próxima campanha. At Skankfest, Gillis disclosed he declined an offer to portray Trump alongside Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris for the upcoming campaign. James Austin Johnson, anteriormente elogiado por seu retrato de Trump, retornou, mas estava ausente no segundo episódio da temporada. James Austin Johnson, previously praised for his Trump portrayal, returned but was absent in the season's second episode.