'Black people are not souvenirs': Twitter accuses Alec Baldwin of racism after saying 'black people' love him since he played Trump

Alec Baldwin thinks black people love him, and Twitter thinks he’s is turning into Donald Trump.

In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday, the actor dove into touchy topics, including how his fan base has changed with his recent spate of appearances as the president on Saturday Night Live.

“I don’t know how to say this and I don’t want to get it wrong either, because everything is a minefield of bombs going off,” he began. “Ever since I played Trump, black people love me. They love me.”

Baldwin, whose new talk show, The Alec Baldwin Show, premieres Oct. 14 on ABC, says he even has proof. “Everywhere I go, black people go crazy.” And he also has a theory as to why he’s so suddenly popular with, as his character President Trump would say, “the blacks.” He thinks it’s because of his famous Emmy-winning impersonation. “I think it’s because they’re most afraid of Trump. I’m not going to paint every African-American person with the same brush, but a significant number of them are sitting there going, ‘This is going to be bad for black folks.'”

Some social media users — including actress Olivia Munn — are shocked, confused, and offended by his statement, implying that it’s not only racist but also inaccurate.

Many Twitter users are pointing out that this comment sounds just like something that Trump, whom Baldwin does not support, would say, and went on to question whether Baldwin was making the point “in character.”

Baldwin’s assessment of his fans isn’t the only controversial statement he made in the interview. Of the #MeToo movement, and as a man in Hollywood, he said, “They’re looking for people. This is a fire that needs fresh wood, and they’re coming for me.” He also referred to Rose McGowan, whom he’d like to have as a guest on his new show, as a “tragic front person” for the #MeToo cause. “And I say that because you don’t stand much of a chance of getting where you want to be if you’re going to arbitrarily alienate and excoriate innocent men. … It’s like all of a sudden, she’s one of the Crips — the head of her own gang.”

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