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After Standing Up for Immigrants, Charles Barkley Sounds Off About Iran, Artemis II Moon Mission and Pam Bondi in 'SNL' March Madness Opener

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Apr 4, 2026 9:09pm PT

After Standing Up for Immigrants, Charles Barkley Sounds Off About Iran, Artemis II Moon Mission and Pam Bondi in ‘SNL’ March Madness Opener

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Courtesy of NBC

After Charles Barkley spoke about immigrants during a recent segment covering March Madness, this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open began with him opining on other issues.

Barkley, as played by Kenan Thompson, was quick to venture from the topic of college basketball and into hot topic current events, such as American intervention in Iran (“War is terrible. Innocent people getting killed, and I don’t care who started it, but we need to end it.”) and the Artemis II Moon Mission.

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