Alec Baldwin calls Donald Trump’s presidency ‘a chronic condition’ that makes Americans want to ‘throw up’

The Saturday Night Live actor has given an interview about the purpose of portraying the US president with humour

Alec Baldwin, who has won an Emmy for his impersonation of Donald Trump, has described the US leader’s presidency as “a chronic condition” that makes Americans want to “throw up”.

The actor is famous for playing the president on Saturday Night Live and, speaking about the purpose of portraying Trump with humour, he told The Guardian: “Among the American people, there is a level of disgust and even nausea about Trump.

“Just as his presidency is a chronic condition and it’s not going away any time soon, so the humour – not just me, but all humour about Trump – is the medicine people are taking to quiet the nausea. It’s a see-saw. I do SNL and then by Monday or Tuesday night, they wanna throw up all over again.”

Baldwin also commented on columnist E Jean Carroll’s recent allegation of rape against Trump, saying he does not believe she is a “liar or a sociopath”.

He said: “I was introduced to her a few years ago when a friend of mine brought her to dinner at a small restaurant in New York, and nothing about that woman led me to believe she was a liar or a sociopath.

“She’s making a charge of rape – especially at this time – when she knows how the other accusers have been dealt with – she knows what she’s getting herself into.

“I mean, just look at all the other accusers who’ve been dismissed and have watched the accused having rose petals spread by his supporters for him on a path toward his goal. Carroll knows this going in – she knows that’s where it’s headed.”