Governor Hochul Collaborates with Alec Baldwin in Parody Video

Governor Cathy Hochul recently teamed up with Alec Baldwin, known for his role in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’, for a parody video that was showcased at the annual Statehouse Correspondents’ Event in Albany on Wednesday. The video, which features a comedic take on President Trump, drew both laughter and criticism.

In the sketch, Hochul portrays the governor receiving a late-night phone call from Trump, who is eager to have a New York landmark named after him.

Baldwin, playing Trump, adopts a disheveled and silly demeanor reminiscent of his performances on Saturday Night Live. He quips, “Kit Kat, that’s your favorite king,” before asking, “Do you know that big, beautiful park in Manhattan?”

“Central Park?” Hochul responds, seemingly filmed separately from Baldwin.

Trump, or rather Baldwin as Trump, corrects her with “Sen Trump Park.”

Hochul humorously acknowledges the awkwardness, saying, “Yes, that’s a difficult pass, Mr. President.” She then suggests a different location, the notoriously disliked Port Authority bus terminal, referring to it as a “hellhole.”

This video was presented during the Legislative Correspondents Association event, New York’s counterpart to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and included jabs at various topics such as the Epstein files, inflation, and Trump’s fraught relationship with the press. Interestingly, there was also a nod of appreciation for the Post and its reporters’ coverage of governmental dysfunction.

While the sketch received some laughs from the audience, it wasn’t without backlash. Critics labeled it “upsetting,” accusing Hochul of “pandering.” One individual questioned, “Is this how you spend the time that New York taxpayers pay you to ‘work’?” and wondered about the costs associated with such “disgusting pandering.”

Rep. Jarrett Gandolfo (R-Nassau), who attended the event, remarked that he found Baldwin’s joke about Epstein to be ironic and added that Baldwin didn’t exactly shine as the best impersonator of Trump.

During the event, Hochul made a dramatic entrance, emerging from a fog machine while humorously referring to it as part of the “Wrath of Cass” tour.

Last year, this annual event, organized by the Albany Press Association, raised $23,000 for local food banks in northeast New York, with hopes of achieving a similar total this year.