SNL kicks off season 52 by mocking Trump aide Natalie Harp's devotion with horror movie 'Obsession' twist
From the Newshound archive · first published 27 September 2026 · last updated 28 September 2026.
Saturday Night Live opened its 52nd season by skewering White House aide Natalie Harp's intense loyalty to President Donald Trump, with newcomer Ashley Padilla playing Harp as a drenched, giddy stalker-figure bursting into a Trump-Mamdani meeting after running from Washington DC in a storm. Padilla's Harp tells New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — played by Ramy Youssef — 'If you hurt him, I will end you.' James Austin Johnson's Trump watches on delightedly, remarking she is 'like the girl from Obsession but blonde.'
The sketch cast Harp's devotion as a full horror-movie thriller, with Padilla mimicking the possessed run from hit film 'Weapons' before imitating the iconic frown from 'Obsession'.
Harp, 35, has faced sustained public mockery for her vocal adoration of Trump, whom she has credited with saving her life.