President-elect Trump Wants 'Equal Time' For SNL Mockery

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President-elect Donald Trump still doesn't like being lampooned by Saturday Night Live, even suggesting he should get "equal time" although he is no longer a candidate and would not qualify for it.

Following the latest Saturday Night Live broadcast (Nov. 19), the first post-election appearance of Alex Baldwin in his wicked impression of the now President-elect, Trump Tweeted: "I watched parts of @nbcsnl Saturday Night Live last night. It is a totally one-sided, biased show - nothing funny at all. Equal time for us?" The "equal time for us" reference in the SNL Tweet would appear to be to the Federal Communications Commission's equal time (technically "equal opportunities") rule, which requires that local stations (and radio stations and cable outlets) that provide nonnews airtime to qualified federal candidates have to give other candidates an equal opportunity for equivalent airtime.


President-elect Trump Wants 'Equal Time' For SNL Mockery