Lin-Manuel Miranda reprised his iconic Alexander Hamilton role during a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live.

The sketch comedy show’s latest cold open spoofed the Founding Fathers when they created the United States Declaration of Independence.

After being introduced by Andrew Dismukes’ John Hancock, Miranda says, “Our lives matter not if we lose them in the cause of liberty. What matters is the nation we built. Because in America, all men are created equal. America, not England, we doin’ the sequel, and we will have leaders, but no one thing in America, we will never have a king.”

However, James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump cut off Miranda, saying, “Never say never. I’m in my king era.” (Trump kicked off his second term earlier this week with his inauguration on Monday.)

As the Founding Fathers stand frozen in the background, Johnson’s Trump continues, “Just like the Founding Fathers,...