Mediaboss Marketing

Both images from NBC/Getty Images.

Beneath that wig and bronzer, Alec Baldwin appears to have actual sympathy for Donald Trump, whom the actor has been expertly impersonating for months now on Saturday Night Live. At least, Baldwin seems to have sympathy for the president when it comes to matters of social media.

In a new interview with USA Today, Baldwin offers Trump some Twitter advice, even drawing upon his own experiences with the social-media platform.

The President of the United States should have his office do the tweeting, suggests Baldwin, while promoting his new animated movie The Boss Baby, in theaters March 31. I had a very strange relationship with Twitter, because in the beginning, I thought it was an opportunity for me to communicate directly with my audience. And I tried to do that.

Therefore when people picked a fight with me, whether they were mean to me or they spit on me in the digital world, I got angry,continues Baldwin. And I would get into these rants with people. And I stopped and said to myself, What the hell am I doing? And you let it go."

Indeed, in 2013, Baldwin explained his decision to quit Twitter to Vanity Fair. Fortunately for Baldwins 200,000 followers, though, the Emmy winner ultimately returned to the platform after coming to a realization about social media.

No matter what you do, youre never going to be able to control the opinions of all of these people, Baldwin continues. They hate, because that is what they need to do, my political opposites.

And what might Trump do with all of that potential free time he would have on his (diminutive) hands should a staff member relieve him of Tweeting duties?

I think, What would I do if I were president? Baldwin continues. If I were president, I would really wake up every day and think, How can I help the most people in this country get ahead?

Although Baldwins frequent cameos have bolstered Saturday Night Live ratings in recent months, the actor recently suggested that he will be retiring his impersonation soonat least on television.

Fear not, though. Baldwin has another Trump-parody project in the works: a satirical book, co-authored by Kurt Andersen , titled You Cant Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump. According to a statement from Penguin Press, Baldwin will even do the honors of voicing the audio book in character.

Read more:
Alec Baldwin Offers Donald Trump Heartfelt Twitter Advice - Vanity Fair