Alec Baldwinis doubling down on his claim thatMelania Trumpis a big fan of hisDonald Trumpimpression. But the first lady’s spokesperson is not having any of it.
In aninterview with Howard Sternon Monday, Baldwin, 60, said he’s heard from more than one person that Mrs. Trump, 48, “loves” his frequent lampooning of the president onSaturday Night Live.
“More than one person, now a second person has come to us and said, ‘Yeah, it’s true,’ ” Baldwin said. “She watchedSNL. She watched it online and she laughed and she said ‘That’s him. That’s him!’ ”
But Mrs. Trump’s spokesperson,Stephanie Grisham, shot down Baldwin’s claimas another attempt to “make himself relevant.”
Baldwin says he’s heard otherwise from “two very powerful people in Washington.” And in his mind, it makes sense that the first lady would enjoy a good dig at her husband.
“How could it be otherwise?” Baldwin said. “His wife must be — my wife is on to me more than anybody, no one gives it to me like my wife. She gives it to me, she kicks me in the balls like you wouldn’t believe.”
He added that the first lady “must know what a maniac [Trump] is and what a weird guy he is.”
SNL‘s Cecily Strong toldAndy Cohenin February that she’s also heard thatthe first lady “likes the showand likes Alec doing Trump.”
Baldwin first called Mrs. Trump a fan onThe Brian Lehrer Showlast November, saying her husband was “horrified and beside himself” that she liked the impression.
“Someone told me, who is friends with someone in the White House, or formerly in the White House, thatMelania TrumplovesSNLand she loves my impersonation,” Baldwin said at the time.
Grisham also denied Baldwin’s claim then.
Baldwin, who’s been an outspoken critic of Trump throughout his presidency, won an Emmy for his portrayal of the president on SNL.
He also told Stern on Tuesday thathe would win if he ran for presidentagainst Trump in 2020.
“Hands down, I would win. It would be the funniest, most exciting, craziest campaign,” Baldwin said.
The actor added that he isn’t really planning to run, but he is optimistic that a “great” politician will take office in 2020.
source: people.com
