# Baldwin and Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643 "2017-02-12T11:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/1 "2017-02-12T11:43:27Z")
Is this the highest form of praise for an actor? [http://cdn2.spiegel.de/images/image-1105969-860\_galleryfree-gsll-1105969.jpg](http://cdn2.spiegel.de/images/image-1105969-860_galleryfree-gsll-1105969.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/2 "2017-02-12T17:08:37Z")
Wazzitsay, Harry, Harry, wazzitsay? Did someone out there mistake the comedian’s satire for the President’s actual declaration? If so, then, yeah! That’s effective acting! Rich Little should have had such acclaim! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/3 "2017-02-12T17:28:53Z")
[El Nacional has since printed an apology.](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/02/12/politics/dominican-newspaper-confuses-baldwin-trump/index.html?client=lightning) No word yet on whether Trump has tweeted about the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/4 "2017-02-12T18:00:29Z")
I suspect a bored, mischievous photo editor rather than an ignorant one. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/5 "2017-02-12T19:17:46Z")
I think it would be awesome if all news started making this mistake. Trump would totally lose it! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/6 "2017-02-13T12:34:36Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > [El Nacional has since printed an apology.](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/02/12/politics/dominican-newspaper-confuses-baldwin-trump/index.html?client=lightning) Apologies due to trump, Baldwin, or their readers? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/7 "2017-02-13T14:32:17Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I suspect a bored, mischievous photo editor rather than an ignorant one. I agree. Or maybe a mischievous underling and a lazy editor. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/8 "2017-02-13T14:37:16Z")
It seems to me that it’s a higher compliment to Baldwin’s makeup crew. The mistaken picture is based only on physical appearance, which Baldwin himself has very little control over, not on his actual acting ability. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/9 "2017-02-13T18:27:16Z")
> [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](#): > > I think it would be awesome if all news started making this mistake. Trump would totally lose it! Or if they starting printing pictures of cats in place of Trump. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/10 "2017-02-15T09:36:21Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It seems to me that it’s a higher compliment to Baldwin’s makeup crew. The mistaken picture is based only on physical appearance, which Baldwin himself has very little control over, not on his actual acting ability. He’s holding very Trump-like expressions and contorting his face to look more like Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-and-trump/779643/11 "2017-02-15T11:01:52Z")
Baldwin’s characterization of Trump reminds me of Chevy Chase’s characterization of Ford - the parody version is in danger of superseding the real Trump in the public’s perception. If history remembers Trump as Baldwin’s portrayal, it’d be the ultimate “fuck you” to The Donald.