--- description: Trump is no stranger to playing television critic for Saturday Night Live. This time taking aim at "Alex" Baldwin's impression of him title: Alec Baldwin Fires Back at Donald Trump in Twitter Spat image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83748fe91ae26e9f/69892962096a94cfe96a1ae3/donald-trump-snl-baldwin-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ‘Ask Your Wife to Stop Calling Me.’ Alec Baldwin Fires Back at Donald Trump in Twitter Spat by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:34 PM CUTPublished: Mar 2, 2018 1:06 PM CUT  U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders of the steel industry at the White House March 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump announced planned tariffs on imported steel and aluminum during the meeting, with details to be released at a later date. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders of the steel industry at the White House March 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump announced planned tariffs on imported steel and aluminum during the meeting, with details to be released at a later date.Photo by Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:34 PM CUTPublished: Mar 2, 2018 1:06 PM CUT President Donald Trump is no stranger to [playing television critic for _Saturday Night Live_](http://time.com/4593526/donald-trump-person-of-the-year-saturday-night-live/ "undefined"). This time he took aim at “Alex” Baldwin’s impression of him. In a since deleted tweet, Trump remarked, “Alex Baldwin, whose dieing mediocre career was saved by his impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing DJT was agony for him. Alex, it was also agony for those who were forced to watch. You were terrible. Bring back Darrell Hammond, much funnier and a far greater talent!”  Trump deleted the tweet and later reposted the comment, correcting Alex Baldwin to [Alec Baldwin](http://time.com/4915771/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-steve-bannon/ "undefined") and cleaning up his “dieing” error to “dying.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/969529668234829825) Baldwin, Alec not Alex, responded through his foundation’s Twitter account with a grim prediction of the President’s future writing, “Agony though it may be, I’d like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we’ve all been waiting for.” Baldwin added in another Twitter response that the President should ask First Lady Melania Trump to stop asking for _Saturday Night Live_ tickets > [](https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/969552646498643968) > [](https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/969563908037062657) > [](https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/969567042650148864) Baldwin began regularly delivering his impression of Trump on _Saturday Night Live_ in 2016, taking over for announcer Hammond [during the premiere of the show’s 42nd season](http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/17/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-impressions-snl/ "undefined") with a cold open skit about the first presidential debate. Trump [previously called the show](http://time.com/4589807/snl-donald-trump-twitter/ "undefined") “unwatchable” saying Baldwin’s impersonation “just can’t get any worse.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5182486/alec-baldwin-twitter-response-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5182486/alec-baldwin-twitter-response-trump/"},"headline":"‘Ask Your Wife to Stop Calling Me.’ Alec Baldwin Fires Back at Donald Trump in Twitter Spat","datePublished":"2018-03-02T13:06:47.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T21:34:01.000Z","description":"\"You were terrible. 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