Alec Baldwin makes his SNL debut as Donald Trump
- On This Day In The Trump Administration
- Sep 30, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 2, 2024
October 1: On This Day In 2016
Note: Not EVERY daily OTDI should be about how his policies have continued to hurt millions of Americans. So, in that spirit…
Hundreds have tried. But Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of Trump is pretty hard to beat. He unveiled it here for the first time on SNL, OTDI 2016, for his first debate with Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon).
Would it shock you to learn that the microthin-skinned Trump was not entertained?
Baldwin went on to play Trump 40+ more times over five seasons.
Note: To be fair, James Austin Johnson, who’s doing Trump on SNL these days, is really really really good too. For example:
Enjoy!
On This Day In The Trump Administration: Alec Baldwin impersonates Trump SNL