SNL imagines Donald Trump's fluctuating view of his hands, his world, and himself
Alec Baldwin took a week off from his role as Saturday Night Live's Donald Trump, and in his place was this week's host, professional wrestler John Cena, playing the president-elect as he sees himself.
Athletic and boasting a thick head of hair, Cena's Trump provides the perspective for the entire sketch, in which Trump's view of the world changes with his mood. The light is golden and Trump's hands enormous when he's happy — but as a Trump voter incessantly demands "that thing you promised" and Vice President-elect Mike Pence drones on about "Work. Job. Duty. Focus. Other people," Trump's hands shrink and the room turns an ominous red.
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