(Left) Alec Baldwin was on the receiving end of a Trump tirade (Right)
(Picture: YouTube/Saturday Night Live and Getty Images)Donald Trump launched into a bizarre rant aboutSaturday Night Live and Alec Baldwin - who plays him in the comedy sketch show - after a report claimed that he demanded to set investigators on late night shows that make fun of him while he was in office.
The former president attacked the The Daily Beast for their report that claimed Trump attempted to get the Justice Department to investigate SNL and other late-night comedians, seeing their criticism of him and his party as a campaign contribution to Democrats.
In a statement published by the Right Side Broadcasting Network, Trump branded the story with his signature slogan, “total Fake News.”
Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America pic.twitter.com/sBUazJiEcp
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) June 22, 2021
“It was fabricated, there were no news sources, and yet the Lamestream Media goes with it,” he added.
Trump also took the opportunity to insult at Alec Baldwin’s acting abilities, saying “he has no talent, certainly when it comes to imitating me.”
Actor Darrell Hammond seems to be the president’s preferred option - who played him on the sketch show before Baldwin assumed the role in 2016.
Hammond even impersonated Trump when he hosted the show in 2015, a year before he was elected as president.
Trump then dove head first into conspiracy theory territory, saying that “100% one-sided shows” like SNL should be “considered as an illegal campaign contribution to the Democrat Party.”
So, in other words no political satire can’t exist in Trumps eyes if it goes against him. He also seems to be forgetting his little cameo on SNL.
Not exactly one-sided against you when you’ve hosted the show.
He then gave an honourable mention once more to how he got “75 million votes” in the “very fraudulent election.”
And he ended the rant on an ominous note with “2024 or before!”
Before? We dread to think what Trump is expecting to happen before the next election...
Well, that’s our Trump bingo card ticked off.
Critics of Trump were not impressed with the 45th president’s latest ramblings.
What a baby.
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) June 22, 2021
“Trump Wanted His Justice Department to Stop ‘SNL’ From Teasing Him” @thedailybeast https://t.co/ab1bi38Elr
In true petty dictator fashion, Trump wanted to use the Department of Justice to go after SNL for making fun of him https://t.co/zwdPT9cbvd
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 22, 2021
Donald Trump reportedly tried to pressure the Department of Justice to stop Saturday Night Live from mocking him. It sounds ridiculous, but it is another example of his attempt to use all powers of the federal government for his personal benefit.https://t.co/dPeznRfLIg
— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) June 22, 2021
I love how Trump screams that @swin24 and @arawnsley's SNL story is "Fake News" before saying he totally thinks the DoJ should investigate the "100% one-sided shows." pic.twitter.com/ZgboBcJAOW
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) June 22, 2021
This man once had control of the nuclear codes.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) June 22, 2021
(Not Allan Smith). https://t.co/YGoS4ptI07
2024...or before?
— Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) June 23, 2021
Is this the QAnon conspiracy theory that Trump is planning a day of reckoning known as the "Storm", when thousands of members of the deep state cabal will be arrested and he will return to power? pic.twitter.com/uTJuDz66z3
Trump is set to host a campaign-style rally in Ohio this weekend, support former Trump advisor, Max Miller against Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio).
The event will mark Trump’s first rally address since his speech at a “Stop the Steal” event on 6th January, just before the Capitol insurrection.
