Donald Trump, Alec Baldwin battle over Saturday Night Live impression
This latest bout of negativity began earlier this week when Baldwin, (in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter) made it clear that he doesn’t really love doing the Trump impression, even though it is one of the reasons behind his resurgence in the spotlight:
Every time I do it now, it’s like agony. Agony. I can’t. If things don’t go in the right direction for the midterms. … I could go out on the street, stand on any corner and tap 10 people on the shoulder. And all 10 of them, in all likelihood, would be more qualified — ethically, morally, intellectually and spiritually — than Trump. I’ll vote for Mitt Romney. I don’t care. Anybody over this guy. It doesn’t matter. We have to get rid of him. And that’s another project I’m working on. I was the keynote speaker at the Democratic Dinner in Iowa, and I’m gonna go do a couple more of those this year. My wife and I agreed that we’re gonna give it everything we have. And then if, God forbid, he wins again in 2020, I’m wondering can I host a game show in Spain.
Trump, unsurprisingly, was not happy with some of what Baldwin had to say and chose to lash out about it on Twitter this morning.
Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2018
Baldwin, of course, had a response to that as well, which in turn seems to be confirmation that in spite of whatever “agony” he may feel over the impression, he’s going to keep doing it for a little while longer.
Agony though it may be, I’d like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we’ve all been waiting for.
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 2, 2018
Regardless of whether or not you like Baldwin, we don’t think anyone can characterize his career as mediocre. You’re talking about someone with an Oscar nomination alongside a few Emmys, some love from the Golden Globes, and seven years straight of Screen Actors Guild Awards. He’s had a great career. If you do want to put the impression out to pasture just because it’s not exciting or interesting anymore, that makes sense. Otherwise, why would you stop something that people want to see?
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