Alec Baldwin plays Bill O'Reilly on SNL, interviews himself as Trump

Baldwin pulled double duty, interviewing himself as the president

Alec Baldwin pulled double duty on Saturday Night Live, unveiling an impersonation of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly and interviewing himself as President Donald Trump.

In the sketch, Baldwin's O'Reilly danced around the sexual harassment allegations against the real O'Reilly, claims which have led to the exodus of nearly 60 sponsorships from The O'Reilly Factor. "This is hard for me to discuss, but I've also been in the news this week," Baldwin as O'Reilly said before introducing Baldwin's Trump. "Apparently, several women have come forward and accused me of offering them exciting opportunities here at Fox News. Beyond that, the details are a bit fuzzy, but one man was brave enough to come to my defense. A man who is unimpeachable on all female issues, and now he's here tonight. People, please welcome, the President of the United States, Donald Trump."

"I actually see a lot of myself in you, Bill," quipped Baldwin as Trump in a pre-taped segment.

Last week, President Trump came to O'Reilly's defense, saying he thought of the Fox News personality as a "longtime friend" and claiming O'Reilly "didn't do anything wrong." On SNL, Baldwin mocked the president for backing O'Reilly. Asked why he spoke out, Baldwin's Trump said he has a "loose hunch" about O'Reilly. "I'm more familiar with this case than, say, health care. But I didn't look into it too much. I was too busy being super-presidential and bombing a bunch of sh–," Baldwin as Trump said.

The allegations against O'Reilly and Trump's comments came during Sexual Harassment Awareness Month, a bit of irony that SNL exploited on Saturday. "It's a subject that's near and dear to my hand," Baldwin as Trump joked. (In 2005, the real Trump told then-Access Hollywood host Billy Bush that "when you're a star … you can do anything" to women, including "grab them by the p—y.")

Watch the full sketch above.

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