Alec Baldwin addresses SNL's Trump & Biden skit backlash, says it wasn't 'insensitive'

Alec Baldwin recently dressed backlash that his portrayal of President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live faced. He uploed a 14-minute video on his Instagram profile and ded how whole SNL team didn't think portrayal was insensitive as it only talked about debate and didn't touch upon Trump testing positive for COVID-19. Take a look at his video and re more about what Alec Baldwin h to say. 

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Alec Baldwin started off his video by mentioning that White House h stated many times that President Trump was doing well and 'that he was fine'. Continuing on that topic, Alec ded that it was only due to that y gave a green light to Trump sketch on SNL 46th Premier.

In show, Alec was seen dressed as Trump, mocking way he handled Presidential Debate with Joe Biden. Jim Carrey was also seen in show playing Joe Biden in his debut SNL sketch. sketch t only me fun of Trump and also me of fun First Ly Melania Trump. 

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Alec n talked about how sketch wasn't insensitive as it was only about debate and did t feature Trump in a hospital or something similar. Alec mentioned -  'You'd have to have a very good reason to avoid that, topicality-wise, and body thought that y were mocking somebody's illness by doing that.' 

Alec also talked about how re were many people who didn't like Trump and h also mocked him in various ways and ded that re was still a line that 'y won't cross'. He finally mentioned that se people would say something like - 'I wish something happened to him' and that he wasn't one of m. 

backlash that was faced by Alec Baldwin and by SNL cast was on issue that President Donald Trump and first ly Melania Trump h recently tested positive for COVID-19 and SNL sketch seemed to have been released days after that. On or hand, many fans also mentioned that sketch was perfectly appropriate and y supported Alec and SNL. re was a very wide divide between fans' opinion on new SNL debate skit.  

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Many people commented on Alec's video. Most fans praised actor and mentioned y loved sketch. Take a look at comments: 

Pic Credit:  Alec Baldwin's Instagram  

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