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Baldwin returns to SNL as confused Trump responding to Puerto Rico | TheHill

posted onOctober 1, 2017
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Article snippet: Actor Alec Baldwin resumed his impersonation of President Trump on "Saturday Night Live" this week for the season premiere, appearing in the cold open as a confused Trump responding to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. The skit mocked a plethora of current events in the White House, from Trump's new "rocket man" nickname for North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, to his recent feud with the National Football League. It also showed Trump speaking with San Juan's mayor about recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. "I'm begging you, Puerto Rico needs your help," an SNL cast member portraying San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz says to Trump over the phone in the skit. "We're going to get more help to you immediately, probably by Tuesday or Wednesday by the latest," Baldwin responds as Trump. "Ma'am I don't know if you know this, but you're in an island in the water. The ocean water, big ocean, with fishies and water and turtles that bite. We want to help you but we've got to take care of America First." After SNL's Cruz explains that Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, Baldwin aggressively hangs up the phone, saying, "that woman was so nasty." Earlier this week, Trump explained that one of the reasons responding to the disaster in Puerto Rico is more difficult in comparison to the hurricane damage in Florida and Texas, is that the territory is on an island. The skit also included Aidy Bryant returning to impersonate press secr... Link to the full article to read more

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