Alec Baldwin returned once again as Donald Trump to open Saturday Night Live, this time to take on several of the president’s critics of the week.
Heading into Saturday night, many expected the sketch show to open with its take on the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal that has engulfed Hollywood and the media since last Thursday.
The show, however, opted for an opening take on Trump’s week instead.To open the show, Baldwin walked out thanking the people of “Harass-burg” Pennsylvania during a rally where he spoke about Mike Pence leaving Sunday’s NFL game over player protests and said his tickets would be donated to two lucky fans in Puerto Rico. “They will just have to fly themselves to Indiana because at some point they will have to start doing things themselves,” said Trump.
Trump had lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in tweets that the federal government can’t keep sending help “forever” and suggesting the U.S. territory was…
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