Alec Baldwin’s cover version of a Queen song on the “Saturday Night Live” season finale last month may have been his swan song in the role of President Donald Trump.
The actor tells USA Today that when it comes to impersonating the president, “I’m so done with that,” and he “can’t imagine” donning the wig and the oversized necktie next season.
“They should find somebody who wants to do it,” Baldwin said.
The former “30 Rock” star and frequent “SNL” host began playing Trump in October 2016, just before the presidential election. He won an Emmy for his “SNL” work the next year.
“I had a lot of fun with [the cast],” Baldwin said, adding that when he first parodied Trump’s political antics, “that was new, it was fresh and the ratings were good. But I feel like I’m done with that now. I’m so done with that.”
Changes in his workload also weigh into his decision. “My wife and I had a son a year ago, and since he was born, I’ve worked minimally because I wanted to be there for my wife and kids,” he said. “But the party’s over this fall and I’ll be traveling. ‘SNL’ just crushes my weekends, and now weekends are going to become much more precious to me because that’s time with my kids.”
Baldwin’s new film, “Framing John DeLorean,” arrives on demand on Friday. He plays the title character in re-enactments during the documentary, which traces the auto mogul’s collapse after he was arrested (and later cleared) of cocaine trafficking charges.
