Donald Trump has tweeted his displeasure over Alec Baldwin’s comment that impersonating the US president is “agony”, and suggested that Saturday Night Live (SNL) should replace the actor.
Mr Trump tweeted: “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!”
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 responded in a series of tweets, the first of which read: “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 (sic). You know. The Good Stuff. That we’ve all been waiting for.”
Baldwin also tweeted that he was “Looking forward to the Trump Presidential Library”, and suggested that it would contain a live Twitter feed and “a little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars”.
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
Looking forward to the Trump Presidential Library.A putting green.Recipes for chocolate cake.A live Twitter feed for visitors to post on.A little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars.You’re in and out in five minutes.Just like…
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 2, 2018
And Mr President…please ask your wife to stop calling me for SNL tickets.(Hey, Melania…we’ve got Charles Barkley this Saturday!)
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 2, 2018
In a third tweet, the actor and comedian asked US first lady Melania Trump to stop calling him to ask for tickets to Saturday Night Live.
Baldwin, a Democratic activist, received an Emmy award for his running parody last year on Saturday Night Live. But he told The Hollywood Reporter that he does not enjoy it, saying: “Every time I do it now, it’s like agony. Agony. I can’t.”
He joked that if Mr Trump wins the 2020 US election, he might “host a game show in Spain”.