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Kamala Harris appears on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” with Maya Rudolph, on Nov. 2.Photographer: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

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By Jennifer Epstein and Akayla Gardner

November 3, 2024 at 12:06 AM UTC

Updated on

November 3, 2024 at 4:55 AM UTC

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Vice President Kamala Harris made her debut appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, grabbing the media spotlight and taking a few jabs at opponent Donald Trump.

In the television show’s open, actress Maya Rudolph — portraying the vice president — sat down in front of a mirror to give herself a pre-election pep talk. The actual Harris was there on set, looking back at her.