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Alec Baldwin to play Donald Trump on season opener of Saturday Night Live

FILE - In this June 7, 2016 file photo, Alec Baldwin attends the 2016 Fragrance Foundation Awards in New York. “Saturday Night Live” has chosen Alec Baldwin to impersonate GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. He will debut his Trump impression opposite cast member Kate McKinnon’s continuing turn as Clinton. Trump had previously been played by announcer Darrell Hammond and by the now-departed Taran Killam. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this June 7, 2016 file photo, Alec Baldwin attends the 2016 Fragrance Foundation Awards in New York. “Saturday Night Live” has chosen Alec Baldwin to impersonate GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. He will debut his Trump impression opposite cast member Kate McKinnon’s continuing turn as Clinton. Trump had previously been played by announcer Darrell Hammond and by the now-departed Taran Killam. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
By Joe Kelley
Sept 29, 2016

When Saturday Night Live returns for its new season this coming weekend, Alec Baldwin is going to take over the role of Donald Trump, with CNNMoney reporting that he'll be playing Trump at least until the election.

SNL released a brief promo video yesterday (September 28th) showing Baldwin in his Trump get-up, going up against Hillary Clinton, who will continue to be played by show regular Kate McKinnon. Trump has previously been played by Darrell Hammond, who's also the SNL announcer, and by Taran Killam, who's no longer with the show. Baldwin has hosted SNL a record 16 times, and has also done occasional cameos. (CNNMoney)

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