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Saturday Night Live fans eager to see Alec Baldwin version of Donald Trump rip into the president immediately following the inauguration were instead greeted by Beck Bennetts priceless, shirtless, and smarmy Valdimir Putin. Boasting about buying the election and being the one really pulling the strings over the next four years, Bennetts Putin was joined by Kate McKinnons recurring downtrodden Russian character. Her new pussy hat really pulls the look together.

But the highlight of the cold open had to be Bennett needling Trump for the low turnout at his inauguration on Friday. We already knew the scarce crowds were a sore spot with Trump given that newly-minted Press Secretary Sean Spicer went to great lengths to lie about the low attendance his first day on the job. So, yes, this smirking joke from Bennetts Putin has to sting.

And hes not wrong. The turnout for the various Womens Marches around the globe were staggeringly hugehigher than most expected. Given how popular anti-Trump sentiment seems to be in this country and how much ripping on the president has done for S.N.L.s popularity, dont look for the sketch show to pull its punches any time soon.

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Watch S.N.L.'s Shirtless Putin Roast President Donald Trump on His Fir - Vanity Fair