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Trump calls for ‘retribution’ against ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Alec Baldwin wonders about his safety

Cleveland Plain Dealer

President Donald Trump’s rant against “Saturday Night Live” has his TV counterpart wondering if his life is in danger.

The war of words began Sunday morning, after the president apparently saw Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of him during the opening moments of SNL the previous night. Needless to say, he didn’t like it.

“Nothing funny about tired Saturday Night Live on Fake News NBC!” Trump tweeted. “Question is, how do the Networks get away with these total Republican hit jobs without retribution? Likewise for many other shows? Very unfair and should be looked into. This is the real Collusion!”
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“National Emergency Weekend: golfing, stopping by the omelet station, expressing contempt for the rule of law and the First Amendment,” Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote. “So... just like every other weekend.”

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