Alec Baldwin’s Return to ‘SNL’ Playing Donald Trump Sets Off Twitter Feud With the President-Elect
"You want more advice, call me," the "Saturday Night Live” actor wrote to Trump, who tweeted there was "nothing funny" about the sketch starring Baldwin that aired this weekend.One year after drawing big ratings as the host of “Saturday Night Live,” Donald Trump has turned against the comedy show and its portrayals of him as an unprepared president-elect.
Trump took to Twitter on Sunday morning after watching Alec Baldwin deliver his Trump impression on the “SNL” stage for the first time since the election.
I watched parts of @nbcsnl Saturday Night Live last night. It is a totally one-sided, biased show – nothing funny at all. Equal time for us?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2016
Baldwin responded from his foundation‘s Twitter account within hours, offering his own advice on what Trump could do for Americans as commander in chief.
…@realDonaldTrump
Equal time?
Election is over. There is no more equal time. Now u try 2 b Pres + ppl respond. That’s pretty much it.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 20, 2016
…@realDonaldTrump
You know what I would do if I were Prez? I’d be focused on how to improve the lives of AS MANY AMERICANS AS POSSIBLE.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 20, 2016
…@realDonaldTrump
I’d be focused on improving our reputation abroad, including actually fighting for freedom and not just oil.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 20, 2016
…@realDonaldTrump
I would make every effort 2 retrain Americans so 2 cre8 jobs.
1 way u make America gr8 again is 2 put it back 2 work.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 20, 2016
…@realDonaldTrump
I would make appointments that encouraged people, not generate fear and doubt.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 20, 2016
@realDonaldTrump
I could go on. You want more advice, call me.
I’ll be at SNL.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) November 20, 2016
In Saturday’s “SNL” opening skit, Baldwin plays a President-elect Trump who is stumbling through meetings during his transition into the White House. His “guests” include a military general, an unemployed Virginian who’s looking forward to building the U.S.-Mexico border wall, rumored secretary of state candidate Mitt Romney and Vice President-elect Mike Pence.
After “Trump” is confronted with his secret plan to defeat Islamic State, he takes to the internet for advice. “Siri, how do I kill ISIS?” he asks his phone.
Baldwin’s Trump realizes that he doesn’t want to take on the hard work of fulfilling his campaign promises, such as continuing the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server, repealing the Affordable Care Act and deporting illegal immigrants.
“Scrap it. Scrapped,” he tells Pence (Beck Bennett) during a briefing.
In a final moment that perhaps hits too close to home, “Trump” asks his vice president, “You’re going to do everything, right?”
Earlier this year as a presidential candidate, Trump called the parody sketches a “hit job” aimed at “rigging [the] election.”
Watched Saturday Night Live hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show. Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks. Media rigging election!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2016
Watch the opening sketch from Saturday’s show below.
—Posted by KiMi Robinson
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