The Greatest Trump Impersonator on Earth

John Di Domenico has been impersonating Trump for more than a decade, a job that's gotten seriously demanding since the election. VICE met up with the actor for a competition between the world's leading Trump impersonators at LA's Laugh Factory, where he showed off his routine and explained what it's like to act like the president for a living.
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[@VICE]

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[@OmotolaALawal]

VICE i personally have no idea how that quote relates with this video. Can someone please explain?

[@MurderBong]

NEEDS MORE 'ORANGE'

[@temujin1234]

Oprah would be a much more competent president.

[@maxpomeroy7549]

whattolivefor !! I think it means that Trump was wealthy and became successful early so if you never had a chance to develop as a human

[@seanmastro6782]

And Drive The Country Into Full Blown Socialism!!!

[@ShadowAkatora]

This guy is yuge! He won that contest bigly! Fair and square believe me, no help from russia what so ever. Amazing.

[@MrVarhansen]

The evidence has yet to come out ..

[@Cavscout101]

What do you mean? They found the evidence of the DNC working with Russia? His comment is right

[@thatnflweeb7023]

ShadowAkatora He didn't. Turns out the Dems funded a fake investigation

[@channelbrown5171]

y'all completely missed the comedy in the comment

[@goldentaco4970]

Hahahahahaha

[@CaptainMcAwesomepan]

It's weird, if all these dislikes actually watched to the end, the guy's actually pretty respectful of Trump. Certainly more respectful than I am.

[@JustNatax3]

CaptainMcAwesomepan Not only that, I don't like Trump at all, and I'm genuinely happy for this guy. He has a job, earns money and he's great at it. So what group hating this guy?

[@sparkonyx1075]

There is also snowflakes on the Right too,also people dont bother watching or reading full articles anymore, kinda worrying.

[@JustNatax3]

Dildo Faggins Yeah, probably didn't watch until the end. He was veeeery respectful towards Trump. Seriously, the right wing snowflakes are just as bad. Why is everyone so triggered all the time... Can't they all just calm down?

[@icecoldmeat4046]

Thomas G what the fuck does that have to do with anything? The OP clearly went over your head.

[@icecoldmeat4046]

Thomas G I understand that, fair enough, I'd agree with that.

[@danzoil]

Triggered Trumpists can't even handle a bit light comedy, yet call other people snowflakes.

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

Yes facts all the presidents get made fun off

[@LoyalAsst]

Trump is the most amazing man I've ever witnessed, that I didn't know personally. But he makes everyone that has the same ideals that he has before they heard his, love him.

[@Gikash]

5:37 You Know your Best when the Announcer says the The Winner of The John De Domenico Best Impersonation is : :)

[@asdkkasdkasdka9706]

World's Greatest Trump Impersonator is trump itself ..

[@fraaasma]

I want to see this guy having a conversation with trump !!

[@altaistein]

Oranges oranges look look.

[@ChronTronixHD]

0:56 *"I'm Rick Harrison and this is my Pawn Shop"*

[@rglspistolwhip3622]

Lol I thought it was Rick for a second

[@priyanshusharma380]

😂😂😂

[@enzosw]

You can clearly see how he's the superior trump

[@checkeredcheese]

Superior to the really Donny T or the other impersonators? Cos I'd say both.

[@westernyay1701]

Enzo Swedianto ur 100th like

[@grant8490]

Trump 2020!!

[@mxwells216]

Yeah Biden would be difficult to impersonate...

[@TheReal_Pim_Tool]

This guys Tump impression, "Tremendous, really tremendous."

[@772-fishin3]

"You all look the same" 😂 in character already

[@GIJew]

How? How is he remotely in character? Give me a single clip of Trump saying anything remotely as disgusting as with your PayPal/Venmo/BTC address and I'll give you $10,000 cash. No, "grab em by the p*ssy" doesn't count. Every man with a non-Buzzfeed level of Testosterone thinks that way...

[@772-fishin3]

@@GIJew I wouldn't take that much money from you dude.

[@scruffydelilah1186]

The guy sounds like Alex Jones’ little brother when he speaks normally

[@alvaroalvarez9913]

Why am I watching this?

[@i_get_bucketz_0072]

This is funny AF WOW, Imagine living your day copying someone else and getting paid!

[@adamgibson9881]

Anthony Atamanuik

[@irontale1834]

This is funny AF WOW, Imagine living your day copying someone else and getting paid!

[@sergiusgamseh6993]

you mean acting? hell yeah

[@donsilastv4923]

Pft & and they say be yourself. F that get money

[@Kit2ThaKat]

He doesn't look like him but he has his mannerisms down, voice down, everything

[@mexhapati]

John the best by far

[@User-xw6kd]

Best Trump impersonator is that Comedy Central guy. No one beats him. Even better than Alec Baldwin.

[@Diddancing]

I oculdn't agree more

[@themotochannelu.k5098]

Shammo Hamid Al foran is pretty good

[@THEVIEW-tx5yd]

Anthony Atamanuik from The Presidents Show

[@MrVuckFiacom]

^Lmfao

[@andrew_owens7680]

I wish John a very happy career and hope he gets many roles that are not Trump. He got me through the Covid era with a smile on my face.

[@barbarawinkle1042]

He is great. Wish I knew of him during those years.

[@HackingDutchman]

A weird job, a little sad too if you ask me. But the media there likes it, and the people that looking at that media too. So I guess it's kind of a legit job after all.

[@pnyam1u]

Only in america

[@MESSI-fx1ob]

HackingDutchman how is it a sad job have u heard of a comedian someone who does impersonations or is trump untouchable to u no one can make fun of him

[@woomayoo4491]

“I think he’s is also a brown guy” “well you all look alike. I tell you you all look alike.

[@THEVIEW-tx5yd]

No one is anywhere close to Anthony Atamanuik

[@tinytim6066]

THE VIEW5652 In my opinion i rank them like this: 1. Anthony Atamanuik 2. Alec Baldwin(SNL) 3. This guy in the video (forgot his name)....lol

[@rward617]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS

[@scottp3028]

When i seen that it wasnt about Anthony I said fuck this. He's the only trump just like Adomian is the only Jesse Ventura (Id say Bernie too but I think Larry David did an amazing job as Bernie as well)

[@milhouse14]

I agree. Too bad though that his show in Comedy Central will only last four years... or even less than that.

[@seanb3226]

Anthony dumps all over this guy's impression

[@reliablethreat23]

Make fun of him all you want...but you can't deny the fact that EVERYTHING was better when he was in office!

[@apopisso6302]

Did you mean orifice?

[@thekorv95]

How will he ever recover from this.

[@MrVuckFiacom]

Mueller

[@williamrebune5588]

No mueller no impeachment #trump2020

[@Pensadordosceus]

He reminds me of Joe Pesci

[@forrestl5597]

Red leather, yellow leather. Trump himself doesn't practice that hard!!

[@JustOneAsbesto]

If I were him, I'd hide my drugs in a taped-closed cardboard box labeled "TRUMP WIGS" too.

[@urwlcm3764]

its all aids

[@irontale1834]

why

[@benjaminanderson5293]

Look up America's got Talent Trump. Hands down the best Trump impersonator by a long shot.

[@TheSpannReport]

Sorry, the best Trump impersonator on the planet right now is JL Cauvin, and it's not even close.

[@theknifesong]

Big respect to this guy, he seems like a very talented and successful actor and I like how he's not very political all things considered. I hope now that Trump's on his way out this guy can transition into more roles and not be typecast

[@papajohnsuk5965]

Donald Trump is the greatest Trump Impersonator.

[@xygdipper2291]

thats becouse trump is trump this guy ont he other hand is not trump hes a great actor

[@PvStud96]

an oprah winfrey quote HAHAHAHAHA

[@VadkoSmelyanskiy]

The yelling on 5:46 reminds me of the Eric Andre Show. So fitting for such a beautifully bizarre report

[@edgarsanchez8222]

LOL i know what yell you're referring to, love it

[@danielt.3152]

He literally gets new killer material to RE-use every day, I bet he could do this routine for the next 20 years

[@jsmoker10]

Or until the fascist fully take over and he’s executed for impersonating the emperor.

[@MattersNot]

Honestly I’m surprised there’s not a better impersonator they aren’t that good…

[@goldentaco4970]

This guy's impersonation is spot on and very detailed. He even grabs the podium like Trump. I've had so many political arguments online, it is nice to just laugh. I wish this guy all the luck in the world and I hope he gets other gigs where he shows his other comedy, and some movie roles.

[@WalrusRiderEntertainment]

#Trump2024

[@altaistein]

3:27- That's spot on Trump!

[@martinsophroniisccus9006]

You can only try, there is only one Trump.

[@rochajraphael]

And this is why VICE is important for our culture.

[@detroitboy65]

sith this guy who sounds like Trump even when he is not impersonating him!

[@georgef1176]

I don’t think trump drives or owns a Hyundai nor will he ever

[@thwack3]

I thought this was going to be a shitty video throwing heavy shade towards politics, but it was actually a funny video!

[@leuvenfra]

...throwing shade towards politics?

[@b3s848]

What?😂

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

3:15 The best part of his impersonation is when he was talking about his own personal ratings and popularity with the media, and he wasn't even imitating Trump but talking about himself. About the most authentic part of the whole video.

[@johnnyddotnet]

Thanks.

[@TD1021-]

At 3:21 yellow leather and the Peter piper shit lmaooooooo

[@Ryansreactions]

I don't think that was him impersonating ...

[@garyfogel9530]

Anthony Atamanuik is the man, his impersonation is way better. He also captures Trump's spirit.

[@CommandoMaster]

The people who go to the laugh factory are mostly old people. They got nothing better to do with their time.

[@cradleofanaya8391]

Of course Vice would report on something important like this!

[@WalrusRiderEntertainment]

That was tremendous, fantastic..

[@AdolfHitler-gg7vh]

Out of all of the trumps he looks like trump the most

[@Rem694u2]

Who gives a shit? People pay these people????

[@KevinHernandez-qz8sb]

I remember when Vice wasn't a propaganda website. Now look at it lol. 🤣

[@KevinHernandez-qz8sb]

ibkillah Anti-Trump rhetoric. Reuploading the same videos. Look at the downvotes, that should tell you everything.

[@nathanr.6857]

It's funny to think that actually the more ridiculous one is the real one.

[@chucku00]

Now I would like to see David Lee Roth impersonating Trump.

[@onraj9mm]

Lmao the trump supporters are so pissed it's pathetic

[@ambermac510]

Excited for this series!!!! 😂

[@markkelly940]

The best trump impersonator ever!! Great jab!!!!

[@trippeetoast6440]

Thirteen years you've been doing this? Yeah you're never gonna be known as John. You're gonna be known as that one dude who impersinates Trump. Rip

[@will_dir]

Pretty good, but Trump is one of a kind, Trump 2020

[@lowkey9543]

bruh he doesnt even look like him

[@dannydyerschocolatehomuncu7640]

LowKey it’s more about the voice and the mannerisms than the look isn’t it. Otherwise a wax dummy would win

[@ChrisTian-lf2oh]

No matter what you think of Trump - this is great! :D

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

People don’t seem to get the point of this video, and even to this comedian work. Sad, anyway... I don’t like Trump, LOVED the video tho.

[@johnnyddotnet]

Thanks Diego for getting it.

[@glittergypsy1129]

that combover tho LOL

[@dominicgallegos94]

He should play trump on SNL

[@KCDrives]

The winner of the John.

[@Velatix]

Crowd full of middle aged women. Who woulda thunk it

[@RetsamX]

Trump in the title= dislikes :D Americans in a nutshell.

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

Retsam well maybe they lost brain cells

[@bojidarmartinov5949]

Lordparshnipz57 they lost all of them

[@D13GOR]

How do you know they're not from Trump supporters who don't like people mocking him?

[@kylezinho_]

Actually, the majority of dislikes were from Trump supporters upset that the person they dicksuck is being mocked

[@RetsamX]

kyleziNho Don't take this comment too seriously and convert it into a discussion about Trump :D It doesn't matter if you like or dislike him, enjoy the video.

[@EmFo-sm5kx]

His toupee is way cooler than orangeginal one.

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

"how do you prepare for 10 people who are going to do the dame thing" you don't, you just do it the best you can.

[@trentmason009]

He was ok at impersonating for then. But others have come up who surpass his impression.

[@kadartogo792]

The winner of the John 😂

[@deanz_]

Trump is incredibly difficult to impersonate. This guy has the mannerisms down, but the voice is still off.

[@renji2600]

When there are already more dislikes then likes 😂😂

[@donaldtrump8726]

Park Jimin Cause people Hate him just because it is popular .

[@christianvennemann9008]

Park Jimin Triggered Trumpflakes who can't handle even the SLIGHTEST shade thrown at their orange daddy/dear leader. The dislikes also seem to be from _SNL_ fans who think Alec Baldwin is the best Trump impersonator ever.

[@Cookieandcreame51]

Lol love your username!

[@renji2600]

Kittyloverxox armyyyy

[@Cookieandcreame51]

Park Jimin haha we everywhere

[@travisj2695]

All you got to do is learn the accent and memorize 7 or 8 words to impersonate him

[@harshakillfrwnzy]

dat acting, BALLS!

[@eon001]

Dislikes show just how fragile Trump supporters. Who knew you knew Trump fans had no sense of humor.

[@MedEighty]

You guys obviously haven't seen Anthony Atamanuik's President Show.

[@LemonSte]

This guy needs contacts to complete the look

[@Floedekage]

#NotMyImpersonator! Anthony Atamanuik All The Way!

[@haydenblanchard2006]

dude the first clip i saw of this guy i though trump had an allergic reaction

[@janejohnstone5795]

Everyone wants to get on the Trump train...

[@haleyvernon8181]

Boy do I have some news for this guy...

[@Kiki-yw9kc]

Absolutely amazing !!!! The guy sounds more like Trump does

[@FixNewsPlease]

Trump doesn't "kiss" between words like ALL impersonators are doing, he makes the kissy face WHILE HE'S TALKING. And none of them have the Vaseline swoop over the left ear either. None of them are great, that I can tell you. Fallon has the best voice and the frog smile down. The rest suck...including SNL's attempts.

[@deeb3272]

Trump Impersonation Contest. The real Trump joins and loses.

[@jackconnor8044]

That happened to Adele

[@BrwrFan806]

"You all look alike" Except Hillary Clinton actually said that lmao

[@tempospeed]

Anthony Atamanuik is my favorite Trump

[@neen42]

Chunky Charlie he's the best.

[@themotochannelu.k5098]

Chunky Charlie go check out Al forans impressions, his trump is really good, the best actually

[@Boogieplex]

Matt Friend blows this impression out of the water. If you want the best, look him up.

[@theredtide3767]

Are these jobs Trump is bringing back to America?

[@DK3CHAMP]

There literally was a Trump impersonator that had his face fuzzed out. Is it really that embarrassing to be a Trump impersonator? LOL

[@MacNifty]

If you don't have a Billion dollars then you aren't impersonating him good enough. Everything with facial expressions has no worth like that bank account.

[@tommclarty17]

Bashing Trump in this PC climate we live in is so fuckin edgy, way to go Vice.

[@KiTheMC]

Impersonating Trump is so unfunny and unoriginal. I despise Trump, but come on. Make fun of his horrible policies or something.

[@infectedp9419]

I really do think he was the best one.

[@zenapplejones]

The President Show FTW :-)

[@alimb3615]

Very tremendous. Amazing!! Biggly!!

[@cmilla111]

This story is really more about an individual actor than anything else. Even Trump supporters should appreciate this.

[@shubham_dalvi]

"North Korea will meet fire and fury"

[@jasontomica8938]

He for sure is the best way better than alec Baldwin

[@daemon3spade]

In term of Voice Azerrz is top just nails it

[@shanemiller2046]

No one beats Alec Baldwin.....But he has a team of writers behind him.

[@FactStorm]

I sure as hell vote for him as being the best Trump impersonator!