Alec Baldwin responds to Donald Trump's latest 'Saturday Night Live' attack
President-elect Donald J. Trump's ongoing one-sided feud with a weekly sketch comedy series took on a new wrinkle Sunday morning.
The incoming United States president bemoaned Saturday Night Live's "one-sided, biased" (presumably political) leanings in a Sunday tweet. He capped off the blast with a question: "Equal time for us?"
The tweet earned a response from Alec Baldwin, who impersonated Trump on SNL multiple times toward the end of the 2016 election. He revived that role on Saturday for the first time since Nov. 5, portraying a now-victorious Trump, overwhelmed by the enormity of his new role.
Tweeting from his Alec Baldwin Foundation account, Baldwin pointed out that the election is over and there is "no more equal time" to split between two candidates.
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Trump also spent part of his Sunday morning continuing his attack on Hamilton. The Broadway show landed in his sights on Saturday after Vice President-elect Mike Pence -- who while attending a Friday performance, was booed by the crowd and respectfully addressed by the show's star.
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It's the latest in a string of tweets -- some of which have been deleted -- that target the Broadway show for what he characterizes as "rude and insulting" behavior toward Pence. Watch the speech from star Brandon Victor Dixon right here and decide for yourself.
Timing matters here. Trump's Sunday tweets surfaced hours after a New York Times report on his meeting last week with three Indian business partners who are building a Trump luxury apartment complex near Mumbai.
A Trump spokesperson characterized the sitdown as a courtesy visit to congratulate the President-elect on his victory.
Whether or not it's an intentional move, Trump's Sunday tweets divert attention from an increasingly problematic political situation. The incoming president's many business conflicts of interest continue to raise questions as his transition team prepares for the Jan. 20 inauguration.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
