After being ridiculed yet again by Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, President Donald Trump predictably took to Twitter to air his grievances. Despite the fact that long-running sketch comedy show has roasted literally every sitting president in the 40-some years its been on air, Trump feel as if he should be exempt from the jokes — mostly because he’s a wannabe dictator who admires the likes of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.
“Nothing funny about tired Saturday Night Live on Fake News NBC,” Trump tweeted. “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!” The president then followed up with an all-caps tweet referring to the media as the “enemy of the people,” one of his preferred talking points.
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2019
THE RIGGED AND CORRUPT MEDIA IS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2019
On top of being mocked for having incredibly thin skin, on Sunday night Baldwin responded to Trump’s latest temper tantrum. “I wonder if a sitting President exhorting his followers that my role in a TV comedy qualifies me as an enemy of the people constitutes a threat to my safety and that of my family?” he posed.
I wonder if a sitting President exhorting his followers that my role in a TV comedy qualifies me as an enemy of the people constitutes a threat to my safety and that of my family?
— AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) February 18, 2019
Not surprisingly, others agreed:
https://twitter.com/Green_Asteroid/status/1097384347403837441
Be careful. These are worrying times.
— Mary-J (@MaryJldn) February 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/itsok2bgreen/status/1097456250587996160
Next sketch: Trump declares new emgergencier-emergency, diverts wall money to Operation Retribution, has enormous dog whistle attached to Air Force One, plans to circle 30 Rock Noriega-style. "Can't seem to get it up" tho, because AF1 was emergency gold-plated and too heavy.
— Grizwold (@Griz_E_Struss) February 18, 2019
I've wondered that too. I've also wondered if a President gets that same worry when so many responsible people broadcast that he, in fact, is the true enemy of the people.
— Ken Scott (@foomper) February 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/db_at_large/status/1097319643419631618
Unfortunately, the argument will almost certainly fall on deaf ears. Even after one of his supporters mailed pipe bombs to his various perceived foes, Trump refuses to stop using charged rhetoric that could potentially embolden violence.
