--- description: Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon's Hillary Clinton were back on Saturday Night Live to take questions from undecided voters title: Watch Saturday Night Live's Take on the Second Presidential Debate image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1dae87772ce5d7c/6988aa218e0601175d467dc8/snl-trump-clinton.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch _Saturday Night Live's_ Take on the Second Presidential Debate by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Oct 16, 2016 1:48 PM CUT  Hulu by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Oct 16, 2016 1:48 PM CUT Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon’s Hillary Clinton were back on _Saturday Night Live_ to take questions from undecided voters in a sketch mocking the [second presidential debate](http://time.com/4525078/presidential-debate-karaoke-memes/ "undefined"). “Hello and welcome to the second and worst-ever presidential debate,” Cecily Strong as debate moderator Martha Raddatz opened. “Now let’s get this nightmare started.” The cold open sketch riffed on several notable moments of the debate, including Trump’s [hovering over Clinton](http://time.com/4524957/presidential-debate-donald-trump-sexism/ "undefined") and a surprise [Ken Bone appearance](http://time.com/4531194/ken-bone-reddit-ama/ "undefined"). Baldwin’s Trump attempted to address his [sexual assault allegations](http://time.com/4531872/donald-trump-sexual-assault-accusers-attack/ "undefined") by pointing fingers at Bill Clinton’s accusers and saying, “They need their voices heard.” Asked about the [women accusing him](http://time.com/4530339/donald-trump-sexual-assault-media-hillary-clinton/ "undefined") of sexual assault, Baldwin’s Trump said “\[t\]hey need to shut the hell up.” Later in the sketch, Trump, answering a question about his devotion to all people from audience member James Carter, played by Michael Che, pivoted immediately into commenting on the “mess” of inner cities and attacking Clinton. “Also speaking of black men, you know who else should be in jail?” he asked. “Hillary Clinton. She’s committed so many crimes, she’s basically black.” McKinnon’s Clinton cinched it at the end after being asked what she and Trump liked about each other. “Donald Trump and I disagree on almost everything,” she said. “But I do like how generous he is. Just last Friday, he handed me this election.” Trump, who hosted _SNL_ in November, slammed the sketch on Sunday morning, tweeting that Baldwin’s portrayal “stinks.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787612552654155776) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4532596/snl-donald-trump-alec-baldwin-hillary-clinton-debate/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4532596/snl-donald-trump-alec-baldwin-hillary-clinton-debate/"},"headline":"Watch Saturday Night Live's Take on the Second Presidential Debate","datePublished":"2016-10-16T13:48:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:13:20.022Z","description":"\"I do like how generous he is. 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