Donald Trump's reaction to Alec Baldwin's impression has been unlike any other politician in SNL's history. In a 2016 tweet, less than a month before the election, Trump called the impression a "hit job on me," declaring, "Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks. Media rigging election!"

After winning the election, Trump tweeted, "Just tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad."

The president also told Matt Lauer, "The skits are terrible. I like Alec, but his imitation of me is really mean-spirited and not very good... It's very biased and I don't like it."

In response to Baldwin's satirical presentation of the President's "national emergency" in 2019, Trump accused SNL of being "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE" and tweeted, "Nothing funny about tired Saturday Night Live on Fake News NBC! Question is, how do the networks get away with these total Republican hit jobs without retribution? Likewise for many other shows? Very unfair and should be looked into. This is the real collusion!"