Alec Baldwin returned to "Saturday Night Live" last night to make his debut as Donald Trump, the president-elect.
The episode's cold open (below, in its entirety) -- set at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, where Trump is holding meetings this weekend -- kicked off with Baldwin's Trump telling Kate McKinnon's Kellyanne Conway that he could not have won the election without the campaign manager's help. "I think about that every day," she says, sighing. (McKinnon's legendary portrayal of Hillary Clinton was absent from the episode.)
The sketch also poked fun at the commotion caused by vice president-elect Mike Pence's attendance Friday night at the Broadway musical "Hamilton," where he was booed by audience-goers. The play's star, Brandon Victor Dixon, also addressed Pence at the end of the performance, telling him, "We are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us."
In the "SNL" sketch, Baldwin's Trump says to SNL cast member Beck Bennett's Pence, I heard you went to see 'Hamilton,' how was that?"
Responds Bennett's Pence: "It was good. I got a free lecture."
Baldwin's Trump ends their conversation saying, "I love you Mike. You're the reason I'm not going to get impeached."
Former cast member Jason Sudekis, who played Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential campaign, reprised that role during last night's episode.
The sketch poked fun at Trump and Romney's meeting Saturday, which has raised eyebrows considering the barbs the pair traded during the primary season.
Sudekis' Romney enters the office and says, "Hello Mr. President-elect. Thank you for taking the time to meet with me."
Says Baldwin's Trump, as he begins to shake hands, "Governor Romney, so good of you to come."
The pair then proceed to shake hands for a bit too long without saying anything, to the point of it being awkward.
"This isn't going to work, is it? says Sudekis' Romney.
"I dont think so," says Baldwin's Trump.
The sketch also pokes fun at Trump's perceived knowledge of global affairs.
After a military general meets with Baldwin's Trump to discuss the "secret plan" to defeat ISIS, the fictitious president-elect enters "What is ISIS?" in Google.
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