In this week’s cold open of “Saturday Night Live,” Alec Baldwin, playing President Trump, speaks with a group of voters in Boone County, Ky., about their concerns.
Trump wants to talk about bombing Syria, but the voters are more concerned about healthcare and job issues that plague their lives.
“Do you like that I bombed Syria?” Trump asks a man in the audience.
“I sure do, but I wanted to talk about my job. I recently got laid off from a coal mining plant,” he says.
“God, I love coal,” Trump responds. “As president, I promise I’m going to do everything I can to make sure you people work in coal for the rest of your lives. Your kids will work in coal, and your grandkids.”
The man says he thankful for that, but the jobs don’t have to be in coal as long as they’re well-paid.
“In Trump’s America, men work in two places. Coal mines and Goldman Sachs. Therefore I’m cutting all job-killing regulations.”
Trump asks another man if he’s happy that Syria was bombed. That man wants to talk about Obamacare.
Trump then blames Republicans’ failure to repeal and replace Obamacare on House Speaker Paul Ryan.
“I’m talking with the Freedom Caucus and we’re going to get rid of it,” Trump says.
“You’re going to get rid of my healthcare?” the man asks Trump. “Like all of it?”
“All of it, gone,” Trump responds. “You’ll never have to drive to see a doctor again.”
A woman in the audience is worried about paying off her mortgage while working two jobs for minimum wage.
“We’re getting rid of that,” Trump says.
“My mortgage?” the woman excitedly asks.
“No, your house. Junked!” Trump says.
