Whoops! Newspaper Posts Photo of Alec Baldwin on SNL Instead of Donald Trump

In an article about President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Dominican newspaper El Nacional made the editorial decision to use a photo of actor Alec Baldwin impersonating Trump on Saturday Night Live rather than one of Trump himself.

When a Dominican newspaper accidentally uses Alec Baldwin for Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/XkhQ4FXjMW

— Terrence McCoy (@terrence_mccoy) February 11, 2017

The photo has been changed in the online version of the story to one of the actual Trump, but the print version is already out there.

Coincidentally, Baldwin is scheduled to host SNL tonight for his record-breaking 17th time. It is a given that he’ll be pulling out his Trump impression.

As you’d expect, there were jokes on Twitter:

If @ElNacionalWeb uses a @melissamccarthy pic for Sean Spicer I'm subscribing. pic.twitter.com/Q52vdL9Mas

— Andrés Echevarría (@Politiminds) February 11, 2017

You guys… I can't even… @AlecBaldwin @nbcsnl #oops #ElNacional #trump #alternatefacts pic.twitter.com/iK8df70wEv

— Lisa Permar (@lisa_permar) February 10, 2017

Dear El Nacional, Alec Baldwin will be pleased as punch. But let's hope the Dominican Republic isn't added to Trump's banned countries list pic.twitter.com/vt4NJe4NJf

— Sharon Gibson (@SharonGibson3) February 10, 2017

That moment when @AlecBaldwin IS in fact Donald Trump. Hoy es viernes y @ElNacional_RD lo sabe. pic.twitter.com/XEjwnq32M6

— abvn (@abvn) February 10, 2017

This is how the world sees America…

Dominican paper uses pic of Alec Baldwin instead of Trump@Lawrence @JoyAnnReid @rulajebreal @ase pic.twitter.com/Cvcxs7J62v

— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) February 11, 2017

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