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A Trump impersonator's take on Alec Baldwin's feud with Donald Trump
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Nov 21, 2016
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A Trump impersonator's take on Alec Baldwin's feud with Donald Trump
Is it an impersonator's job to be fair? Or to just be funny? Tim Watters, a comedian who's impersonated Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, shares his take.
Political impersonator Tim Watters as Donald Trump.
Political impersonator Tim Watters as Donald Trump.
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Is it an impersonator's job to be fair? Or to just be funny? Tim Watters, a comedian who's impersonated Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, shares his take.

Over the weekend, actor Alec Baldwin was back in action on Saturday Night Live with his impersonation of President-elect Donald Trump:

The real Donald Trump was none too pleased, tweeting on Sunday: 

Then came Alec Baldwin's response, through the Twitter account of his charitable foundation:

So is it an impersonator's job to be fair? Or to just be funny? We called up Tim Watters, a comedian who's impersonated Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, to hear his take.

To hear the full interview with Tim Watters, click the blue player above.