NBC executives refused to let Saturday Night Live endorse Hillary Clinton for president claims Alec Baldwin 

  • Alec Baldwin wrote on Twitter Monday morning that NBC executives would not allow Saturday Night Live to endorse Hillary Clinton
  • He wrote the tweet in response to a television critic who criticized the show in a series of tweets on Sunday
  • This week's episode on a somber note with cast member Kate McKinnon singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah as Hillary Clinton
  • Later in the program though the show made a point of speaking about how unlikable Clinton was as a candidate 
  • Clinton appeared on the show last season, while Trump hosted an episode last November 
  • Saturday Night Live has never formally endorsed a candidate for president 

By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:42 EST, 14 November 2016 | Updated: 14:10 EST, 14 November 2016

Alec Baldwin claimed on Twitter Monday morning that Saturday Night Live had wanted to formally endorse Hillary Clinton for president, but that NBC executives killed the idea.

The actor made the statement after Time television critic Daniel D'Addario criticized the program in a series of tweets on Sunday.

D'Addario wrote in his final tweet: 'This show chose at every turn to display about as little courage or decisiveness as possible, beginning with having Trump host last Nov.'

Baldwin, who has been playing Trump on the sketch comedy show this season, responded by writing: How naive you are @DPD_, SNL tell people who to vote for? Don't think that doesn't cross their mind. But NBC execs kill that.'

Bladwin said about Trump last week on The Brian Lehrer Show: 'I don't hate Trump, but he's not somebody I admire, so it was more difficult.'

NBC and Saturday Night Live did not respond to requests for comment. Saturday Night Live has never formally endorsed a candidate for president 

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Claim: Alec Baldwin (above with Kate McKinnon on SNL) wrote on Twitter Monday morning that NBC executives would not allow Saturday Night Live to endorse Hillary Clinton

Response: He wrote the tweet in response to a television critic who criticized the show on Sunday

Weighing in: Time television critic Daniel D'Addario criticized the program in a series of tweets

Saturday Night Live opened on a surprisingly somber note this week, with Kate McKinnon performing the Leonard Cohen song Hallelujah on piano while dressed as Hillary Clinton.

Cohen passed away last week.

At the end of the song McKinnon turned to the camera and said: 'I'm not giving up, and neither should you.'

D'Addario pointed out on Twitter that despite the 'mawkish anti-Trump cold open,' the show later used their Weekend Update segment to make a joke about Clinton being 'SO unlikable.'

He later wrote in his recap of the episode: 'This show needs a point of view.' 

This week's host, comedian Dave Chappelle, also spoke about Trump's win during his opening monologue.

'You know, I didn't know Donald Trump was going to win… I did suspect it,' said Chappelle. 

'I know the whites, you guys aren't as full of surprises as you used to be.

'But America's done it, we've finally elected an internet troll as President.

'And white people were furious, I haven't seen them this angry since the OJ verdict.

'I haven't seen this before… I watched a white riot in Portland, Oregon, the other night. The news said they did a million dollars worth of damage, all the black people were watching like, 'amateurs'.

'So, I'm going to take a knee like [San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin] Kaepernick and let the whites figure this out amongst themselves.' 

TRUMP AND CLINTON'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS ON SNL

October 2015:

 Hillary Clinton makes a cameo on the Saturday Night Live season premiere as Val, a bartender who is serving McKinnon as she plays Clinton. The skit mocks Clinton's delay in announcing her support for a number of issues, including gay marriage. When asked why she was out having a drinking, McKinnon said: 'Well, I needed to blow off some steam. I've had a hard couple of 22 years.' 

November 2015: 

Donald Trump hosted SNL in November 2015, five months after announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. 

His appearance was marked by protests outside the studio, and Larry David interrupted his opening monologue by yelling 'Trump's a racist' for a skit after a Latino group offered $5,000 to anyone who interrupted The Donald. 

Trump joked about his feud with Rosie O'Donnell and insisted he 'could take a joke as he was joined on stage by two of the show's incarnations of him - Darrell Hammond and Taran Killian.

 In December 2015, the show featured a skit on the first Republican presidential debate. It featured a nervous-looking Jeb Bush telling Trump, played by Darrell Hammond, that he 'can't insult his way to the presidency'. Trump replies 'Oh really, jughead?'

 In January 2016, Tina Fey reprised her Sarah Palin character for a skit on the Alaskan's endorsement of Trump. 'Is it just me or does everything she say sound kind of dirty?' says Trump.

 In a super Tuesday skit in March 2016, the show took on Chris Christie's endorsement of Trump at a press conference which saw the New Jersey governor likened to a hostage.  'I even got this fat piece of crap behind me now,' jokes Trump after saying about his rise 'the media are saying they haven't seen anything like this since Germany in the 1930s.'

The next week in March 2016, Hammond starred as Trump in a sketch about Ben Carson's endorsement of him. Carson is apparently attacked by a crowd at the rally, prompting Trump to say: 'Guys what did i say? No this one!

 In May 2016, Hammond's Trump appeared in a sketch bullying a 'demon' and telling him to go back to hell. 

 The next week in May 2016, a sketch showed Trump and Christie discussing vice presidential candidates. Trump dismisses Carly Fiorina as 'a B cup, tops!'

 In October 2016, Alec Baldwin took over Trump impersonating duties for the presidential debate.  In the sketch on the first debate, Baldwin mocked Trump's sniffing, his pronunciation of 'China', his feud of Rosie O'Donnell and claims African Americans in Chicago live on 'hell street'

 In the sketch on the second presidential debate, Baldwin mocked Trump's 'stalking' of Hillary and the candidates' refusal to shake hands. 

And after the third presidential debate, Baldwin mocked Trump's use of the phrases 'bad hombres' and 'nasty woman'. 

The week before the election Kate McKinnon and Baldwin broke character to run through Times Square dressed as Clinton and Trump after noting how mean the tone of the election had become in the previous few months.

Five days after the election, Saturday Night Live opened with a somber McKinnon dressed as Clinton performing Hallelujah on piano. She told the audience at the end of the song: 'I'm not giving up, and neither should you.'

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