Donald Trump Makes Walter White Head Of The DEA On This Week’s ‘SNL’
When you can't get Alec Baldwin, get Bryan Cranston instead.
No Alec Baldwin this week, but the team at Saturday Night Live still had plenty to say about incoming president Donald J. Trump.
Inspired by Trump’s string of horrifying political appointments, which include a white nationalist as senior advisor and a climate sceptic as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, SNL‘s latest episode kicked off with the “breaking news” that Trump’s pick for the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration was none other than “a high school science teacher from New Mexico named Walter White.”
“I’m really surprised you tracked me down, because I’ve kind of been off the grid for a while,” says Bryan Cranston, reprising his iconic role from Breaking Bad.
As it turns out, the fictional meth kingpin is a big fan of Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico. “Nothing comes in from Mexico, meaning a lot less competition for the rest of us,” he explains.
“Don’t you mean jobs,” asks a confused interviewer. “Sure,” Cranston laughs in reply.