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Baldwin's Trump debuted in the October 1, 2016 episode, opposite Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton and Michael Che as discussion moderator Lester Holt. The sketch was based on the initially presidential discussion amongst Clinton and Trump. Sanders, Sam. "Taran Killam Says 'There Was Never Any Common Ground' When Trump Hosted 'SNL.'" NPR. The episode was hosted by Tom Hanks, and its musical visitor was Chris Martin. In distinction to normal episodes, where the host would have been concerned in most sketches of the night time, and where by the host and musical guest have been in-studio with the cast customers and crew, the involvement of the host for these episodes was scaled down to the bare bare minimum, and only Kristen Wiig participated in any of the show's sketches on the evening she hosted. The opening credits audio is then carried out by Lenny Pickett and the Saturday Night Live Band, who all accomplish from residence, with the cast recreating their opening credits photographs from their properties. Trump tweeted his displeasure with the exhibit in November, December, and January, stating "Totally biased, not humorous and the Baldwin impersonation just are unable to get any even worse." and "NBCNews is negative but Saturday Night Live is the worst of NBC. Not amusing, forged is awful, usually a comprehensive hit position. Really bad television!".