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Alec Baldwin Returns As Trump On ‘SNL’ And Nails His Pathetic G-20 Summit Performance

Alec Baldwin appeared on Saturday Night Live for the first time since being arrested for striking a man in the face over a parking spot. He once again played Donald Trump in the cold open on Saturday night’s episode.

From the Park Hyatt in Argentina, where Trump is currently attending the G20 summit, Baldwin’s Trump spoke with Cecily Strong’s Melania Trump, with a shoutout to the nightmarish Christmas decorations at the White House this year, prominently featuring blood-red trees.

Kate McKinnon also appeared as Rudy Giuliani, and Ben Stiller made a cameo as Michael Cohen. “I’ll tell you anything you want,” he said when he answered the phone.

Beck Bennett played a shirtless Vladimir Putin, joined by Fred Armisen as the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

The cold open did acknowledge Baldwin’s recent arrest over punching a van over the parking spot. “God, I haven’t been this upset since I freaked out about that parking space,” Baldwin’s Trump said at one point.

Although the Trumps were in Argentina so the president could meet with European leaders at the G20 summit, the Mueller investigation was top of mind, with Baldwin as Trump noting that “it almost feels like he’s coming after me.”

“Cheer up, Donald. Worst case scenario you go to prison and have to transfer your money to me for safe keeping and I have to hire a jacked hunk to protect me,” Strong as Melania Trump said. “I’m going to think of that worst case while I go soak in the bathtub.”

The sketch finished with Baldwin starting to sing a Trump-themed rendition of “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” from Evita. “Don’t cry for me Argentina, the truth is I’m very guilty,” he sang. “Some little no-nos, and a little treason, I kept my promise, oops, no I didn’t.” The rest of the global leaders from the sketch joined in on the singing to end the sketch.

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