James Austin Johnson Reveals the Secret to a Perfect Trump Impersonation

CLIP01/24/22

James Austin Johnson talks about moving to New York City for Saturday Night Live when his wife was pregnant, his cryptic meetings with Lorne Michaels and how he perfected his Trump impersonation.

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Appearing:Seth Meyers

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