Alec Baldwin's Approach To Trump: If You Can't Beat Him, Become Him

'Nevertheless' author Alec Baldwin reveals the tricks he uses to transform into his caricature of the 45th President.
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[@timdaugherty4014]

How is Baldwin at handling a prop? LMAO!

[@carmenhanna7867]

Alec Baldwin should repent of all accusations he made against conservatives. In life we reap what we sow.

[@timdaugherty4014]

@@carmenhanna7867 Exactly!

[@kellyberry4173]

You're excellent Alec.. Thank you!!! 😉 EXCELLENT!!!

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

Ah Colbert, because of you I'm keeping some crazy hours as of late ! At least I get a humorous take on life before catching a little sleep, and that is probably healthy.. :)

[@1450JackCade]

Seriously, *THANK GOD FOR ALEC BALDWIN!*

[@lionheartderrick]

This did not age well

[@kontonsei8659]

"suck the chrome off the fender of a car" 😂 man Alec Baldwin should be the president of the USA

[@Andeavor]

I think for his last Trump impression Mike Myers should do a cameo as Dr. Evil. Just imagine the two of them trumping each other with silly demands and the cabinet behind them laughing maniacally.

[@Sydnysun11]

Andeavor LOLOL OH DEAR I can just see that!

[@kekelaward]

Except that Mike Myers is too smart to piss off at least half of his audience.

[@manthanpakhawala6365]

Jack Donaghy on becoming Trump: There are no bad ideas, Lemon. Only Good ideas that go horribly wrong

[@JimmyBankroll]

Manthan Pakhawala 30 Rock is underrated

[@danielivanov9982]

His Trump impersonation is fantastic , really fantastic , tremendous , folks . Really great , everybody says so , believe me. China ! Sad !

[@DaveWhoa]

The standing ovation says it all! Now lets see what type of ovation Trump would get from a random audience. Oh wait, he refuses to be seen in front of any audience he can't selectively choose. Can't throw a baseball because he knows there'll be BOOS haha

[@FoodLiquorCool]

Daniel Ivanov I see what you did there :)

[@danielivanov9982]

And his fragile ego cannot take that

[@guitarwhores753]

Ji-nah.... Ji... nah.

[@sanjuansteve]

Sad.

[@genjii931]

Baldwin's Trump made SNL great again.

[@jeffambrosia5678]

So great that their ratings are dropping like crazy

[@rikanejose2611]

Yes....I strongly agree.

[@margarettevans8469]

So true. Alec is funny

[@DanielRamirez-li6zc]

How interesting and amusing how these Trumpettes are expressing their disdain for an EXCELLENT actor who does an EXCELLENT job of parodying their incompetent, grossly dishonest hero, messiah Donald " I Don't Know What The Fuck I'm Doing" Trump.. ✌💖 to all

[@insertnamehere5399]

That just shows how dumbed down America’s been

[@channelforpositivitylunder9385]

I can already see the media's tribute to Baldwin upon his future passing ".. Most notable for having portrayed the 45th President of the US" :D

[@jeanstroud614]

Channel for Positivity l Understanding l Justice Nn

[@michaelc.3647]

"Caught calling his daughter a pig on voicemail" would be more suitable.

[@DragonscanQStoo]

My parents call my brother an idiot all the time for the stupid shit that he does but they would still take a bullet for him, your point? If this is supposed to be the thing that brings him down to Trump's level you have missed the target completely. Trump took a sexual jab with his words towards his own daughter, now THAT is sick.

[@michaelc.3647]

your parents sound like real winners. please dont shoot up any schools.

[@DragonscanQStoo]

My brother went to college and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and I am currently on my second year at UCF majoring in law. I'd say my parents not only sound like winners, they are. Also, the second part of your comment shows your character and ignorance which saves me the time of having to highlight it. Have a good day, and open up a book. It would benefit you. I recommend The Columbian Orator, that would teach you a thing or two about how proper writing looks like.

[@WvdL81]

God I love this guy! Thick as thieves is one of my favourite movies of all time

[@anitaclarke1304]

Keep it up Alex !!!

[@sofianeben1701]

yoo Alec you are the best ...you re doing a tremendous job 😁👍👍👍

[@lisaschumacker9910]

Alec Baldwin had such a celebrity crush on him. Love him

[@karen81986]

Your the best Alex. Love how he gets trump mad. Lol

[@troisiemeoeil8]

Hey Karen it's Alec

[@HipFitSoooGood]

Grateful to him for making us laugh, and for "Cracking that nut!"

[@lionheartderrick]

"cracking that nut" could that also be applied to the two people he shot and killed... Oh wait he only killed one of the two people he shot

[@tomford7983]

His Trump is good, but Melissa McCarthy's Spicer takes the cake.

[@abdulrabawadh8153]

Tom Ford his Trump is almost perfect

[@Chunkboi]

Silent Assassin Except he portrays Trump as being more competent and mature than the real thing.

[@tanujak98]

Kate McKinnon's Hillary, Jeff Sessions and Kellyanne Conway are pretty damn good too

[@richardknapp8322]

...and the pie.

[@guynorth3136]

They all are really great, they have made me laugh until I cried.

[@mina0628]

he mentions Elaine Stritch! Wonderful!

[@tramlad2]

Love it when Alec is on song, seems a bit of a misunderstood kind of guy. Funny man and a seriously good actor, very underrated in my opinion.

[@Chex2331]

A murderer too

[@FlushF00T]

I wish the band had played "Hail to the Chief" (or something that sounded close) as Alec came onstage 😉

[@cmel714]

Alec is my hero!!!

[@carolbenson6524]

These two are two of my favorites!

[@dianeowen5258]

Blues legends for sure. Wow so good to see / hear these legends. Thanks Late Show.

[@dumpthechump1769]

It would be nice to have Alec as President! Be nice to have someone cool and funny again, like Obama. And Smart.

[@donnaleekidd4988]

OMG. TOTAL EFFIN IGNORANCE!!! YOU'D BE HAPPY IN CHINA

[@anjie8570]

Alexis Awesome as Trump! Love the little desk he sits on at SNLsometimes. Its hilarious.

[@victorkong82]

Elaine Stritch, his 30 Rock mom

[@benjaminsidneykidd-bentley3966]

Omg my sides hurt!!!

[@Rechard1107]

Soooo much better-looking than Orange😉😉😉

[@michaelconnell1010]

Hey, it's not Jeremiah Gottwaldt's fault he has that half mask thing stuck on his face ;)

[@dixiecup6668]

Russia wow homophobic & racist, what a sad sack of shit you are

[@leslieelaine8499]

Liberal Snowflake I LOVE YOUR SCREEN NAME.

[@dixiecup6668]

Russia lol look in the mirror you will see a homophobic turd. Hit me & you will learn what it's like to get your ugly ass beat by a woman

[@Rechard1107]

Punch A Nazi sassy you😉😉😉

[@ShatterTheSkiesAbove]

'Keb Mo! Extra point to the show for this one!!

[@guitarwhores753]

I've been waiting for them to come back from the break for 3 hours now!!! I think my screen is frozen.

[@godzelda123]

He needs to walk up to Trump and say "Sparkle sparkle sparkle"

[@EVAUnit4A]

...or "Tinkle, tinkle little star".

[@lyricbot8513]

Godzelda123 Thomas the tank engine

[@StefanReich]

I loved him in "The Shadow"

[@gmaw249]

Alec Baldwin’s “Dump’s” impersonation is the very best!

[@korkwan]

Well，Trump's presidency certainly created lots of job in the media n entertainment industry.......

[@gunzmith29r]

it showed how communism infiltrated Hollywood for sure

[@sir_starshine9948]

Gunzmith Dragonkind And the population as a whole. 'Cause remember, 35% and counting down!

[@DOKISmusic]

Korkwan Chan Absolutely, because of Trump's election, it's going to be a great 4 years for comedy. The only advantage.

[@alexaliona]

someday snl will go out of business because the whole world will be a comedy and they won't have anything new to make fun of

[@sir_starshine9948]

Samara Duffie You kiddin'? There's something new every day! They'll never run out of material! Just look at Bill O'Reilly this week.

[@nevaladder]

Keb' Mo' AND Taj Mahal!? Thank you so much, Jon Batiste!

[@eddydayvlog]

Alec Baldwin, Trevor Noah, and Stephen Colbert are the reason why I am surviving trump's apocalypse

[@repinswatson6452]

Edgar Mota Bill Maher is one I'd add to the list.

[@jorgesanchez1400]

its not even over yet lmfao

[@eddydayvlog]

shut up Paul your dumbass probably voted for trump

[@eddydayvlog]

no all dumb and racist Americans voted for trump. thanks for killing us all you fuck!!!!

[@eddydayvlog]

NOT A RACIST!!! that was the first thing trump said when he was running for President. he called Mexicans criminals, drug dealers and rapists, he called Muslims terrorists and let's not forget about that stupid travel ban trump put out and the fact that trump is deporting all illegal immigrants to Mexico despite if they're from Mexico or not.

[@morab9175]

alec man you nailed it on snl , hilarious .

[@alishadurbrow9254]

Hey, Stephen, you can come to my house for a party, anytime! Just call an hour ahead of time so that I can clean house.

[@saramuhumphries5197]

Thanks.for sharing.

[@tinaloye2014]

That was a great intro music!

[@joethestrat]

As soon as he did the Trump face after he described it, as fucking soon as he pulled it all together even without the hair.... I fucking burst out laughing. Fucking fantastic LOL Please don't stop Alec, its just too damn good

[@krisfrederick5001]

2 years later, things have only gotten worse. But Alec still makes us laugh about it somehow.

[@carmenhanna7867]

To think that Baldwin is reaping what he was sowing then. We should not mock, insult, and accuse anyone. There is a God in heaven who brings justice because He can see everything.

[@calebstevens7487]

This interview was…… killer

[@hebamadi265]

I loooooove Alec Baldwin he is one of my favourite actors and now he is a Sir??? Wow that's so great

[@Eaoleolo]

4 months into 2017, and I'm still waiting for that Jack Donaghy meeting with Donald Trump SNL skit.

[@sion8]

They should really number these two part videos!!!

[@carmenhanna7867]

To think that Baldwin is very happy here.

[@paulsolon6229]

When A Baldwin on tv quotes something his wife Hillary Baldwin had said say at home and off camrs he routinely talks in a Spanish accent, meaning his wife at home has a Spanish accent. But when Hillary herself is on TV she has no Spanish accent.

[@Entedeficción]

The Force is intense in his hair. :)

[@treebooker6067]

Live it!

[@therepublicofdiarrhea7792]

Alec Baldwin and Stephen Colbert are why I have still survived the Trump presidency.

[@shta5226]

absolutely

[@zelda6378]

conan is 10x better.

[@tonydmty1234567]

Do not forget Conan and J. Oliver ";-)

[@rajakarim4381]

God Likes Porn with Ben the Demon believe it or not but Alec Baldwin and trump are close friends.

[@shawna9536]

precisely!

[@anitaclarke1304]

Love Alex and his portrayal of Twitler ! Lmao

[@MLara-cw9pj]

Anita Clarke its Alec and his impression of Trump

[@anitaclarke1304]

Yes Mike I call It TWITLER. !!! Lmfao

[@enbardis]

Hahahahaha "suck the chrome off the fender of a car"

[@ramsasmr9200]

Late squad where you at 😂?!

[@lilyspike5618]

My daughter the reincarnation of Elaine Strich ❤ love that shout out, she played His character's mom on 30 Rock ❤ they were dynamite together

[@mikecurley3849]

What a 'collected' guy. Charisma in spades

[@andrewgrove1691]

ive done his impression a lot

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

Andrew Yang: The governor of sanity. :)

[@sixfoursoul2538]

"COFFEE IS FOR CLOSERS " !

[@EmmieTuesday]

Mr. Baldwin, please do a 45 impression as though he were President Ford, tripping over things. it would be hysterical. Remember Chevy Chase’s Pratfalls as President Ford?

[@frederikwauterickx9192]

If someone is ever going to do a Nixon on SNL, I hope Stephen will do it, if he's not too busy.

[@ernetocalcanocalcano3537]

omg a MASTER at work

[@chrisanthekalcanides8394]

Running 🏃 is not a key frolic.🎵

[@l.k.2337]

"Your great wife ..." Hahaha

[@jp-rr8rr]

Alec Baldwin should be at the top of A list celebrity"s and possible the cover of a Mans MAN news weekly!

[@witmer518]

im gonna start smoking again if the @thetruth commercial doesn't go away

[@HarvestrX]

I thought Alec was going to move!

[@maulporphy4399]

HarvestrX --- yeah, to France if a certain Republican presidential candidate won. Ooo la la!

[@EulersDisc]

On an iPhone app called “Would You Rather” people answer questions and win based on guessing the most popular response to questions asked ... for the question “Would you rather have Donald Trump for a President or a potato?” over 85% went for the potato 🥔

[@gangstapenguin2773]

damn, they really shoulda done that 30 rock theme song for the intro

[@user-nm4rn5ex8g]

Baldwin is a national treasure.

[@imoon5858]

The springstien look 😍

[@cherylkulig9074]

I went to a b day party where Taush Mahall was playing his music. Please for give my spelling of his name. It was at Donny Odells house. Donny was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame for bringing there music back to the forfrount.

[@davidraman3477]

How can a country with a population of over 300m have such lemons for presidential candidates?

[@sontungnguyen1423]

I like alec.he's make me laugh.love a lot

[@mommygarcia9137]

The best trump impersonator ever !!!!! Soooo hilarious !!!!

[@dubgaa2511]

Alex the Killer who’s laughing

[@British_Rogue]

He's a Sir?!

[@danielgregory3295]

He has Emmys and Golden Globes, but has not been knighted...😞

[@shonagiffen4913]

I love Alec Baldwin

[@SVent1981]

This was 5 years ago. Somebody hug me.

[@0T772]

Omg, his daughter's name is Carmen just like me!!! I know I'm late to the party, and I know it's stupid, but he named his daughter Carmen!! Lol 😂😅😂

[@mew5395]

I got the eleen ref lol

[@deadshade442]

"And I wish he was the president" People say "truth hurts". Well this one gave me pleasure

[@picklespip9213]

Please come back Alec!

[@michaelaturner8996]

The "don't hug me" guy

[@arthurwatts1680]

Just don't mention American Airlines or Kim Basinger. Ironically, that combination would have made for an awesome adolescent fantasy back in the day.

[@333crt]

Just don't give him a prop gun.

[@ebthedoc4992]

@ Channel etc.: last time the world heard threats like this was 1932. Alec, Stephen, Kudos! Great!

[@nathanlerud223]

i need to know what you know and i can move from there

[@luddity]

I'm only here for Taj Mahal and Keb Mo

[@stevenshields3079]

off the fender of a car, not vendor.

[@lisadee4490]

i pee omfg hahahahahahahaha oh my his just great!

[@richardknapp8322]

I never thought humor could play such an important role in my ( our) daily life Let's just say the first 100 days were baby steps with baby falling down many times.

[@sanjuansteve]

Stephen asked him "What's your hook-in,... is it the hands?" lol For me, that's what makes Alec not believable as Drumpf,... his anatomically correct hand size! haha

[@kaylin1782]

Omg they called that! Crazy president, normal president, crazy president, Biden.

[@TyTheRegularMan]

KEB' MO'

[@stupidkitty84]

Is sucking a vendor off a car like one of those Buy here, pay here-type of deals, but with women and cars? Going out on a limb here, but someone needs a dictionary and an auto manual. 😂

[@jaydavids6485]

CANTEEEEN BOY !!!

[@MyChilepepper]

Alec for Emmy just for the sake of it.

[@SP-fj2ow]

I wish he was president too Steve.

[@robinjackson7882]

I LOVE Kep Mo