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minus-squareNobody@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down2·2 months agoIt almost has to be Alec Baldwin doing Trump at the no-show debate. Recent complications aside, his impression has always been the definitive one.
minus-squareraef@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 months agoI feel like there’s be some ethical, possibly legal, problem with presenting an imposter as an opponent at an official debate. It’s a bad precedent. Besides, Baldwin comes with too much baggage right now
minus-squaredezmd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoShane Gillis gets the Trump scumbaggery down just right.
minus-squarepaf0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoIt takes a scumbag to play a scumbag.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThey could replace him with Harrison Ford again.
minus-squareRed_October@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoSure there would be trouble if they honestly and seriously tried to get him to present himself as the real Trump. Parody however is free and clear.
minus-squareraef@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThere are FEC rules about debates: "The debate must include at least two candidates and must be structured so that it does not promote or advance one candidate over another. (FEC.gov)
minus-squareZink@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThey should just have her on SNL sending multiple trumps at once. Probably at least Baldwin and James Austin Johnson.
It almost has to be Alec Baldwin doing Trump at the no-show debate. Recent complications aside, his impression has always been the definitive one.
I feel like there’s be some ethical, possibly legal, problem with presenting an imposter as an opponent at an official debate. It’s a bad precedent. Besides, Baldwin comes with too much baggage right now
Shane Gillis gets the Trump scumbaggery down just right.
It takes a scumbag to play a scumbag.
Oh boy what’d he do?
They could replace him with Harrison Ford again.
Sure there would be trouble if they honestly and seriously tried to get him to present himself as the real Trump. Parody however is free and clear.
There are FEC rules about debates:
"The debate must include at least two candidates and must be structured so that it does not promote or advance one candidate over another. (FEC.gov)
They should just have her on SNL sending multiple trumps at once. Probably at least Baldwin and James Austin Johnson.