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# Watch Alec Baldwin Return to _Saturday Night Live_ to Play a Panicked Donald Trump

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by 

[Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/)


## Mahita Gajanan


Gajanan is an editor at TIME.

Nov 20, 2016 2:52 PM UTC

by 

[Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/)


## Mahita Gajanan


Gajanan is an editor at TIME.

Nov 20, 2016 2:52 PM UTC

Alec Baldwin returned to _Saturday Night Live_ last night to play Donald Trump for the first time since he was elected president.

In the cold open sketch, Baldwin’s Trump panicked while facing the challenges of fulfilling some of his campaign promises: getting [rid](http://time.com/4576950/russia-donad-trump-vladimir-putin/) of ISIS, bringing back [coal jobs](http://time.com/money/4576271/trump-coal-industry/), deporting undocumented [immigrants](http://time.com/4569034/donald-trump-undocumented-immigrant-deportation/), building a [wall](http://time.com/4045724/donald-trump-stephen-colbert/) along the U.S.-Mexico border and getting rid of Obamacare.

As incoming Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) relayed that finding 11 million undocumented immigrants and deporting them will be very hard, Trump suggested getting rid of the plan entirely.

“So, maybe, let’s not do it,” he said, to Pence’s surprise. “Scrap it. Scrapped. Scrapped.”

He even referenced the controversy over Pence attending a performance of _Hamilton_ on Friday night, during which he was [booed by audience members](http://time.com/4577710/hamilton-cast-mike-pence/). Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, [delivered a message](http://time.com/4577710/hamilton-cast-mike-pence/) from the stage to Pence. “We, sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us,” he said.

In the sketch, Pence said he “got a free lecture” at _Hamilton_.

“I love you Mike,” Trump said. “You’re the reason I’m never going to get impeached.”

Kate McKinnon played Trump’s increasingly disgusted campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as she introduced Trump’s visitors, which also included Jason Sudeikis reprising his role as Mitt Romney. Romney, who harshly criticized Trump throughout the presidential race, [met with him on Saturday](http://time.com/4577778/donald-trump-mitt-romney-meeting/?xid=homepage) to discuss the possibility of being secretary of state.

The divide between the two couldn’t be mended in the sketch, however, as Romney and Trump shook hands for an extended period of time before Romney left after saying, “This isn’t going to work, is it?”

The real Donald Trump did not take too kindly to the portrayal, and tweeted Sunday morning that SNL is “a totally one-sided, biased show.” He prompted a response from Baldwin, who pointed out that the election is over and “there is no more equal time.”

> [](https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/800337003426484224)

SNL: Alec Baldwin Plays Panicked Donald Trump

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