--- description: Alec Baldwin openly opposes almost everything about the President he portrays so often on Saturday Night Live, but does like one thing title: This Is the One Thing Alec Baldwin Likes About Donald Trump image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35aacf7d7d1e379a/6988bdd67cdbac3fd5d576d5/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-one-thing-he-likes.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 * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is the One Thing Alec Baldwin Likes About Donald Trump  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2017 10:48 PM CUT  Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump for Saturday Night LIve on February 11, 2017. Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump for Saturday Night LIve on February 11, 2017.NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2017 10:48 PM CUT Alec Baldwin openly opposes almost everything about the president [he portrays so often on _Saturday Night Live_](http://time.com/4693362/alec-baldwin-on-trump-impression/ "undefined")_,_ but [he does appreciate](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/03/09/alec-baldwin-uncensored-thoughts-about-president-donald-trump/98942406/ "undefined") one thing about Donald Trump: his relationship with his children. USA Today asked Baldwin to say [what he likes about Trump](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/03/09/alec-baldwin-uncensored-thoughts-about-president-donald-trump/98942406/? "undefined"), and the actor echoed the same answer that Democratic nominee [Hillary Clinton gave during a debate against Trump](http://time.com/4524673/second-presidential-debate-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-missed/ "undefined"). “Well, his children seem loyal to him, which I’ve got to give him credit for that. I don’t want to believe it’s all about their inheritance,” [Baldwin](http://time.com/4688341/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-saturday-night-live/ "undefined") told USA Today. “They are fiercely loyal to him, so that has to matter for something.” The answer carries meaning in the context of Baldwin’s own relationships with his children; he received public criticism for an [inappropriate voicemail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-449775/Alec-Baldwin-apologises-calling-daughter-11-rude-thoughtless-pig.html "undefined") he once left for his young daughter that came to light during divorce proceedings. (He apologized publicly, and eight years later, the pair [made a joke about the incident](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/alec-baldwin-daughter-ireland-mock-rude-thoughtless-pig-voicemail-2015277 "undefined").) As for liking Trump, Baldwin [did add](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/03/09/alec-baldwin-uncensored-thoughts-about-president-donald-trump/98942406/?hootPostID=5dfb19bce101c3a746edad5fc7d1a9ee "undefined") to USA Today: “But in terms of his politics, no, there is really nothing I could say.” \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/03/09/alec-baldwin-uncensored-thoughts-about-president-donald-trump/98942406/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4697522/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl-ivanka/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4697522/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl-ivanka/"},"headline":"This Is the One Thing Alec Baldwin Likes About Donald Trump","datePublished":"2017-03-09T22:48:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:46:38.603Z","description":"The most famous Trump impersonator said it doesn't have to do with politics","url":"https://time.com/4697522/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl-ivanka/","keywords":["celebrities","Television","Alec Baldwin","Donald Trump","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35aacf7d7d1e379a/6988bdd67cdbac3fd5d576d5/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-one-thing-he-likes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35aacf7d7d1e379a/6988bdd67cdbac3fd5d576d5/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-one-thing-he-likes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"alec baldwin donald trump one thing he likes","caption":"alec baldwin donald trump one thing he likes","creditText":"NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4697522/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl-ivanka/","name":"This Is the One Thing Alec Baldwin Likes About Donald Trump"}}]}] ```