--- description: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (played by Steve Carell) lorded his wealth over the President on Saturday. title: Jeff Bezos, Played by Steve Carell, Trolls President Trump on 'Saturday Night Live' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13ded1292072a4af/69893f6886f68e48386eabeb/steve-carell-hosts-saturday-night-live.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [SNL](/tag/snl/) ## SNL Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jeff Bezos, Played by Steve Carell, Trolls President Trump on 'Saturday Night Live'  by [Alejandro de la Garza](/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2018 3:19 PM CUT  Musical guest Ella Mai, Steve Carell, and Saturday Night Live's Kenan on Nov. 15, 2018\. Carell hosted Saturday's show. Musical guest Ella Mai, Steve Carell, and Saturday Night Live's Kenan on Nov. 15, 2018\. Carell hosted Saturday's show.Rosalind O'Connor—NBC—NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images  by [Alejandro de la Garza](/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2018 3:19 PM CUT President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/5441481/meacham-beyond-hate/ "undefined") received a searing burn on last night’s [_Saturday Night Live_](http://time.com/5451494/pete-davidson-apologizes-dan-crenshaw-saturday-night-live/ "undefined"), with Amazon founder and CEO [Jeff Bezos](http://time.com/5398801/jeff-bezos-philanthropy/ "undefined") (played by a bald cap-wearing [Steve Carell](http://time.com/4952004/battle-of-the-sexes-movie-true-story/ "undefined")) lording his wealth over the President. The sketch comes less than a week after [Amazon announced it planned](http://time.com/5453021/amazon-hq2-new-york-city-virginia/ "undefined") to split its second headquarters between New York City and Crystal City, Va. “Some folks have speculated that I was somehow trolling President Trump by building one headquarters in his hometown of Queens, and the other in his current residence of Washington D.C.,” explained Carell’s Bezos. “But I chose our new locations because they were ideal for growing business,” Carell went on. “Not just to make Donald Trump think about how I’m literally a hundred times richer than he is.” Carell’s Bezos unloaded other jabs at the President throughout the sketch, mocking the President’s hair, his tennis attire and his financial history. “_The Art of the Deal…_costs more to ship, because it’s heavier,” Carell’s Bezos explained. “I guess it’s the only book with four chapter 11s.” The sketch also addressed those who were upset about the company’s choice of new headquarters locations in New York and Virginia, as [many other cities](http://time.com/5107677/amazon-hq2-finalists/ "undefined") had tried to court the retail giant. “Everyone, except for the people who live there, and the people who live in all the places we didn’t choose, is thrilled,” Carell said. 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