Alec Baldwin claims Melania ‘loves’ his 'SNL' Trump impersonation: ‘He is exactly like Donald!’
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: First lady Melania Trump is reportedly a fan of Alec Baldwin’s impression of Donald Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
The 66-year-old actor revealed about it at a 92nd Street Y event, citing former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer, as reported by Page Six.
Baldwin shared, “Spicer — maybe he had a couple drinks, I don’t know; I wasn’t there… he says to the people at ‘SNL,’ ‘Melania watches the show every Saturday night. And she points at the TV and says “That’s what he’s like! That is what he’s like! Exactly! Alec Baldwin is exactly like Donald!”’”
“We’re gagging laughing, but it made sense! She loves when they give it to him, you know what I mean?” he added.
Trump slammed Alec Baldwin’s impression of him
The ‘30 Rock’ star impersonated the president on ‘Saturday Night Live’ from October 2016 to November 2020. He was even honored with an Emmy in 2017 for his work.
But Trump is not a fan of the comedy show as in 2016, he said, “Watched Saturday Night Live hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show. Alec Baldwin's portrayal stinks. Media rigging election!” as per BBC.
Also in December 2016, the POTUS tweeted, “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad.”
Just tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2016
Trump called out ‘SNL’
Then in 2022, Trump slammed ‘Saturday Night Live’.
He shared, as per Newsweek, “I once hosted Saturday Night Live, and the ratings were HUUUGE! Now, however, the ratings are lower than ever before, and the show will probably be put to rest.”
“It is just not, at these levels, sustainable—A bad show that's not funny or smart. L.M. [producer Lorne Michaels] is angry and exhausted, the show even more so. It was once good, never great, but now, like the Late Night Losers who have lost their audience but have no idea why, it is over for SNL—A great thing for America!” the 78-year-old asserted.
Cecily Strong revealed Melania ‘likes Alec doing Trump’
Meanwhile, Melania has also been copied on ‘SNL’ by Cecily Strong.
In 2018, she said on ‘Watch What Happens Live’, “I didn’t hear she likes the impersonation, that was taken out of context. I heard she likes the show and likes Alec doing Trump and likes the show.”
“She must like my impersonation too, I guess,” she added, as reported by PEOPLE.
