Pretend I’m a random fishing boat and fire away,” Colin Jost’s Pete Hegseth told reporters in Saturday's SNL sketch.

In the latest "SNL" cold open, Colin Jost starred as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declaring at a presser, "We're now at war with Venezuela."

Colin Jost dusted off his acting chops on this week’s Saturday Night Live, dropping in outside of “Weekend Update” to revive his blistering impression of embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — and the show did not go easy on him.