Alec Baldwin returned to « Saturday Night Live » this weekend to reprise his role as President Donald Trump, kicking off the show with a cold open inspired by the sci-fi film « Independence Day. » Set at a military base about to be invaded by…
Alec Baldwin returned to » Saturday Night Live » this weekend to reprise his role as President Donald Trump , kicking off the show with a cold open inspired by the sci-fi film « Independence Day. «
Set at a military base about to be invaded by aliens, Baldwin’s Trump is debriefed by an officer, played by cast member Kenan Thompson.
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The cold open implies that Trump relies on questionable sources for his facts.
« Actually, I heard the aliens are already here, » Baldwin’s Trump says. « They’ve been hiding in this country for hundred of years. They are shape-shifters. «
Thompson’s character asks, « Where are you getting this information? «
« From a very reputable source: Infowars , » Baldwin’s Trump. « It’s a radio show hosted by Alex Jones. You know he’s legit because he’s always taking off his shirt. «
Then, in an attempt to imply that the president mispronounces words, Baldwin’s Trump stumbles over the word « demand, » saying, « That’s is why I hereby demand. Sorry. I here-be be-dammed. Sorry. I Gigi Hadid. Sorry. «
Later in the show, guest host Scarlett Johansson plays first daughter Ivanka Trump , spoofing a commercial for Ivanka’s fictitious perfume, « Complicit. «
« A feminist. An advocate. A champion for women, » says the voiceover. The camera then pans to a trio of other women, and the voiceover says, « but how? » It’s an apparent attempt to question the first daughter’s values.
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Complicit: a new fragrance from Ivanka Trump. #SNL
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And during « Weekend Update, » cast member Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and cast member Alex Moffat played Minnesota senator (and former « SNL » cast member) Al Franken.
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