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[-] Nobody@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago

It almost has to be Alec Baldwin doing Trump at the no-show debate. Recent complications aside, his impression has always been the definitive one.

[-] raef@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

I feel like there's be some ethical, possibly legal, problem with presenting an imposter as an opponent at an official debate. It's a bad precedent. Besides, Baldwin comes with too much baggage right now

[-] dezmd@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Shane Gillis gets the Trump scumbaggery down just right.

[-] paf0@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It takes a scumbag to play a scumbag.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Oh boy what'd he do?

[-] Crowfiend@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Besides, ~~Baldwin~~ Trump comes with too much baggage right now

Really? baggage is what makes him worse than Trump?

[-] raef@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I didn't say he was worse than Trump, just that running a shoddy film production that culminated in him fatally shooting someone doesn't make him a good associate of a presidential candidate

[-] Crowfiend@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I would argue that 34 felony counts doesn't make Trump a good presidential candidate, but that didn't stop him. What's Alec Baldwin gonna do that will stop him from running at this point??

[-] raef@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

I don't think anyone here is going to dispute that. Just that Harris doesn't need to associate herself with Baldwin

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

They could replace him with Harrison Ford again.

[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Sure there would be trouble if they honestly and seriously tried to get him to present himself as the real Trump. Parody however is free and clear.

[-] raef@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

There are FEC rules about debates:

"The debate must include at least two candidates and must be structured so that it does not promote or advance one candidate over another. (FEC.gov)

[-] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

They should just have her on SNL sending multiple trumps at once. Probably at least Baldwin and James Austin Johnson.

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