Alec Baldwin isnt sure whether hell continue to play Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live when the current season ends. The actor appeared on The Tonight Show and told Jimmy Fallon that hes open to returning next season. I really dont know, Baldwin said in response to his future impersonation plans for Trump. I just dont know.
Baldwin currently appears as the president about once a month, typically whenever Lorne Michael asks. But its only when its convenient in his own schedule. This is a business where these relationships you have with people are so important, the actor told Fallon. I love Lorne. I love Lorne to death. Lorne call me up and hell be like Are you coming this weekend? And Im like, I was thinking of having some kidney dialysis. And hes like, Okay, sure, great, sure. You do that. You have the dialysis and dont come do the show. But they keep pulling me back in.
In response to fans who have criticized his portrayal of Trump, Baldwin explained, When you do the cold opening youre lighting a fuse. When you come out there for the cold opening its not like were going to pause and do some Steven Soderbergh movie now where Im playing Trump. Weve got to drive it and make it brassy and loud and fast. So I do my world famous mediocre Trump impersonation that fits into the show.
In last weeks episode of Saturday Night Live, Baldwins Trump joined Robert de Niros Robert Mueller in a cold open about the Mueller Report. I am reading zero pages, but Sean Hannity read it and was so excited he texted me an eggplant, Baldwins Trump says of the report, which was released the week prior to the episode.