Alec Baldwin says playing Trump is 'agony'
He finds it painful to portray the president
Alec Baldwin said it's actually painful to play President Donald Trump in his Saturday Night Live skits.
The former 30 Rock star spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about his issues with portraying the president.
"Every time I do it now, it's like agony," he said. "Agony. I can't."
He continued expressing his unhappiness with the current president saying, "If things don't go in the right direction for the midterms … I could go out on the street, stand on any corner and tap 10 people on the shoulder. And all 10 of them, in all likelihood, would be more qualified — ethically, morally, intellectually and spiritually — than Trump."
Baldwin even went as far as to say he'd vote for Mitt Romney saying, "Anybody over this guy. It doesn't matter."
In the meantime, he's trying to ensure the current commander-in-chief isn't re-elected in 2020.
"I was the keynote speaker at the Democratic Dinner in Iowa, and I'm gonna go do a couple more of those this year," he said. My wife and I agreed that we're gonna give it everything we have."
Baldwin even quipped that he wondered if he could "host a game show in Spain" if "he wins again in 2020."
Baldwin has portrayed President Trump for two years on Saturday Night Live.
He's currently working on the launch of his own talk show Sundays with Alec Baldwin on ABC.
Despite Baldwin's distaste for portraying Trump, he has won an Emmy playing the president.
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