Trump and Alec Baldwin, His ‘S.N.L.’ Impersonator, Sling Insults Across Twitter
But on Friday morning, Mr. Trump’s wellspring of reserve was at last depleted, as he was lured
into an electronic war of words with Alec Baldwin, the actor who has portrayed him on “S.
Asked how much longer he could continue playing the president, Mr. Baldwin answered: “Every time I do it now, it’s like agony.
We have to get rid of him.”
Over the years, Mr. Trump has had a love-hate relationship with “Saturday Night Live,” where he has also been portrayed by cast members like Darrell Hammond
and Taran Killam, and where he has appeared as a guest host.
Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony.
He also criticized the show and one of its writers, Katie Rich, after Ms. Rich tweeted a joke about Mr. Trump’s son Barron in January 2017.
But on Friday morning, Mr. Baldwin’s remarks were highlighted on Fox News and Mr. Trump weighed in soon after.
In another post, Mr. Baldwin mused about the idea of a Trump presidential library
And all 10 of them, in all likelihood, would be more qualified — ethically, morally, intellectually and spiritually — than Trump.
(An earlier version of the post in which Mr. Trump misspelled Mr. Baldwin’s name as “Alex” was deleted.)
Mr. Baldwin added: “I could go out on the street, stand on any corner and tap 10 people on the shoulder.