Alec Baldwin nails it as Donald Trump on SNL

Right from Saturday Night Live'sintroduction to the highly anticipated performance of Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump, it was game on.

The opening sketch, a parody of Monday's U.S. presidential debate,saw Baldwin/Trumpintroduced as "theman to blame forthe bottom half of all his kids' faces" by comedian Michael Che, playing moderator Lester Holt.

Baldwin walked out to cheers with a perfectly frowning face and remarkably similar features to Trump.

KateMcKinnon, who does an equally comical version of Democratic presidential nomineeHillary Clinton, pretended to pull theobviously prepared buzz term"Trumped-up, trickle-down" from the top of her head when asked about the American economy.

The sketchtook excerpts from the debate earlier this week and embellished both sides, but SNL's politics wereclear.

The broken microphone

"Hey Jazz Man," Baldwin/Trump called out to Che/Holtas he took the floor to discuss economics. "I've got a very presidential answer for this: Our jobs are fleeing this country. They're going to Mexico. They're going to Jina."

The word "Jina" became a running joke, poking fun at the way Trump pronounces the word China.

After being told there's still 88 minutes left in the debate, Baldwin/Trump, who was getting ready to leave, quipped: "My microphone is broken. She broke it. With Obama. She and Obama stole it. They took it to Kenya. They took my microphone to Kenya and they broke it and now it's broken."

Trump had complained he had microphone issues during Monday's presidentialdebate.

Clinton wasn't immune from being a target McKinnonmade fun of the fact that Clinton was trying to be "relatable" by talking about her drape-making father. She also reproduced the Clinton shoulder-shimmy. Butthe show didn't hold back when it came to Trump.

Answering a question about temperament, Baldwin/Trump said he had the best temperament and Clinton, the worst.

"She's always screaming, constantly lying. Her hair is crazy, her face is orange except around the eyes where it's white. And when she stops talking her mouth looks like a tiny little butthole."

Clinton's fixed smile

McKinnon, who also included Clinton's over-laughter and consistent smiling at points in the parody, asked: "Can America vote right now?"

Baldwin will playTrump for the remainder of the race duringSNL's42ndseason.Americans are just overa month away from the presidentialelection, which will be held Nov. 8.

"I get it, you hate me," McKinnon/Clinton saidin her closing statement to the audience. "You hate my voice and you hate my face. But if you never want to see my face again, elect me president and I swear to God I will lock myself in the Oval Office and not come out for four years."

The show was hosted by Australian actressMargotRobbie, with Canadian musician TheWeekndas musical guest.