Trump and Alec Baldwin, His ‘S.N.L.’ Impersonator, Sling Insults Across Twitter<br />But on Friday morning, Mr. Trump’s wellspring of reserve was at last depleted, as he was lured<br />into an electronic war of words with Alec Baldwin, the actor who has portrayed him on “S.<br />Asked how much longer he could continue playing the president, Mr. Baldwin answered: “Every time I do it now, it’s like agony.<br />We have to get rid of him.”<br />Over the years, Mr. Trump has had a love-hate relationship with “Saturday Night Live,” where he has also been portrayed by cast members like Darrell Hammond<br />and Taran Killam, and where he has appeared as a guest host.<br />Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony.<br />He also criticized the show and one of its writers, Katie Rich, after Ms. Rich tweeted a joke about Mr. Trump’s son Barron in January 2017.<br />But on Friday morning, Mr. Baldwin’s remarks were highlighted on Fox News and Mr. Trump weighed in soon after.<br />In another post, Mr. Baldwin mused about the idea of a Trump presidential library<br />And all 10 of them, in all likelihood, would be more qualified — ethically, morally, intellectually and spiritually — than Trump.<br />(An earlier version of the post in which Mr. Trump misspelled Mr. Baldwin’s name as “Alex” was deleted.)<br />Mr. Baldwin added: “I could go out on the street, stand on any corner and tap 10 people on the shoulder.
