Alec Baldwin's Trump Impression Is Apparently Even Better Than We Thought

Bill Bradley

This news is so big that, dare we say... it’s bigly.

Alec Baldwin’s outlandish impersonation of President Donald Trump has been pretty much universally praised even to the point where he says he’s being treated like he “cured polio.”

“I want to be very clear. I don’t feel that way,” the actor told HuffPost at the “Stand For Rights” event to raise awareness for the American Civil Liberties Union earlier this year. “But people will walk up to me — I can’t get over how effusive they are. ‘Thank you!’ Every age, every shape, size.”

Now, it turns out that his wildly popular impression is even better than we all thought.

In a Wired video posted this week, dialect coach Erik Singer, who’s analyzed actors’ accents for the news outlet in viral videos before, took a look at Baldwin’s Trump portrayal. Apparently, Baldwin gets a lot of intricate things right.

Though it’s a satirical impression, Singer compliments Baldwin for his sharp observations and exaggerations of Trump. He also reveals that the actor actually nails subtle things such as Trump’s vocal quality and rhythm.

“Trump has a habit of lengthening out some sounds and really shortening up some others, so there’s a lot of contrast,” Singer said. “Baldwin does it really well.”

So your enthusiasm for Baldwin’s Trump impersonation is well-deserved. Maybe it’s not up there with curing polio, but it’s pretty yuge.

Check out Wired’s full video above to see Singer breaking down a variety of other actors who played real people, and you can see more of Baldwin’s impressive Trump mimicry in his recent appearance on “Weekend Update: Summer Edition” and possibly when “SNL” returns on September 30.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions

In a July 2017 interview with The New York Times, President Donald Trump said he would never have&nbsp;nominated Sessions if he had known the attorney general would <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-recusal_us_596fec7be4b0110cb3cb8a9a" target="_blank">recuse himself</a>&nbsp;from the Russia investigation. He called Sessions' decision "extremely unfair ... to the president."

Former FBI Director James Comey

Trump said that Comey, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-fires-james-comey_us_59123897e4b05e1ca202d173">whom he fired in May</a>, was lying during <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-comey-trump-testimony_us_59384767e4b00610547eaf09">testimony before Congress</a>&nbsp;and that he tried to use&nbsp;a dossier filled with uncorroborated, damaging information about Trump to&nbsp;pressure&nbsp;him.

Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe

The Times reported that Trump suggested McCabe, who served as acting FBI director for a few months in mid-2017, had&nbsp;a conflict of interest because McCabe's wife received a campaign donation during a 2015 Virginia Senate race from a PAC&nbsp;connected&nbsp;with Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat and friend of Hillary and Bill Clinton.
The Times reported that Trump suggested McCabe, who served as acting FBI director for a few months in mid-2017, had a conflict of interest because McCabe's wife received a campaign donation during a 2015 Virginia Senate race from a PAC connected with Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat and friend of Hillary and Bill Clinton.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

The president accused Rosenstein of having conflicts of interest and said he was disappointed to learn&nbsp;that Rosenstein had worked as a federal prosecutor in&nbsp;Baltimore. "There are very few Republicans in Baltimore, if any," Trump said.
The president accused Rosenstein of having conflicts of interest and said he was disappointed to learn that Rosenstein had worked as a federal prosecutor in Baltimore. "There are very few Republicans in Baltimore, if any," Trump said.

Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III

Trump warned that Mueller would be crossing a line if the Russia investigation expanded into Trump's finances. Trump also said the special counsel&nbsp;had many conflicts of interest that&nbsp;Trump hadn't talked about yet, but&nbsp;would "at some point."
Trump warned that Mueller would be crossing a line if the Russia investigation expanded into Trump's finances. Trump also said the special counsel had many conflicts of interest that Trump hadn't talked about yet, but would "at some point."

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