President-elect Trump went into panic mode as the promises he made as a candidate finally caught up to him in this weekend’s cold open for “Saturday Night Live.”
Alec Balwin, returning to portray Trump for the first time since the election, met with a national security adviser, a grass roots supporter, a potential candidate to join his administration and his vice president-elect at his golf course in New Jersey. Offering a helping hand with all of his guests was Kate McKinnon’s Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s campaign manager, who seemed to be having second thoughts about her efforts to get Trump elected.
Among the responsibilities Baldwin found himself facing was how to deal with the threat of the Islamic State in the Middle East.
Though Trump offered a secret plan on the campaign trail, Baldwin’s Trump seemed at a loss at how to follow through with strategy, and looked to technology for advice.
After asking Google, “What is ISIS?”, he turned to his phone.
“Siri. How do I kill ISIS?”, Baldwin asked, before realizing that he was not talking to an Apple smartphone and slammed down the device. “This is a BlackBerry.”
Freaking out, Baldwin then took several deep breaths and attempted to calm down by repeating, “Big beautiful boobs and buildings.”
Deep breaths, deep breaths. #WiigOnSNL https://t.co/Uc8cKDXb7X
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 20, 2016
Trump was also visited by one of his harshest critics on the campaign trail, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, played by former SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis. Romney, who actually did meet with Trump on Saturday, is reportedly under consideration to be Trump’s nomination for secretary of state.
But after several awkward seconds of silently shaking hands, Sudeikis asked, “This isn’t going to work is it?”
“I don’t think so,” Baldwin replied.
Welcome back Sudeikis! #WiigOnSNL pic.twitter.com/3kkzBjw2qi
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 20, 2016
Vice President-elect Mike Pence also showed up, played by SNL’s Beck Bennett, and it didn’t take long for Friday night’s spectacle at a Broadway show, where he was booed by audience members, was brought up.
“I heard you went to go see ‘Hamilton.’ How was that?”, Baldwin asked.
“It was good. I got a free lecture,” Bennett replied, referring to a message that the “Hamilton” cast delivered to him as he exited the theater.
“I heard they booed you,” Baldwin said.
“Absolutely,” Bennett said.
Baldwin also seemed to cave to push back against his campaign promises to deport 11 million immigrants, repeal Obamacare and appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton.
“Scrap it,” he repeatedly said about each.
Putting a hand on Baldwin’s shoulder, Bennett said, “Sir, being president is not going to be easy. But we’ll get through it. We’ll work hard, together.”
“Thank you Mike,” Baldwin replied. “Oh and Mike, you’re going to do everything right?”
“Yes sir,” Bennett said.

