Yahoo News Trump impersonator doesn't impress This Morning viewers
Could this This Morning's Donald Trump impersonator be even less popular than the President-elect himself?
Impressionist Mike Osman may have had the same mahogany hue as the real thing, but he left viewers baffled and branding him "dreadful" and "cringey" after appearing on the ITV show.
Hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langford managed to keep straight faces as they introduced him into the studio, with Eamonn going along with the skit and asking what "sort of a president" he'll be.
"I am going to be the greatest President God has ever created, and that's the sort of president I'm going to be, and I have the tell you Eamonn, I did meet him and he's a tremendous fellow, God," Osman replied as Trump.
It definitely sounds like something Trump would say...
He then launched into a joke about Russian president Vladimir Putin (of course), continuing: "I have to admit I'm a bit sad, because Vladimir Putin – a mentor, a hero, my everything –Vladimir is getting a divorce.
"But the problem was, he was Putin it where he should't have been Putin it!"
Unimpressed viewers aired their bafflement at the impressionist, with one asking whether it was actually supposed to be an impersonation of the late comedian Larry Grayson.
Was that an American trump or northern Irish drunk man? #thismorning #strange #trump #fillinguptheshow pic.twitter.com/sli1ewpGNh
- Andy campbell (@AndyCampbell30) January 20, 2017
Is the guy on the sofa meant to be Donald Trump or Larry Grayson? #ThisMorning
- GhettoSocialite (@SeanEarlMcP) January 20, 2017
So he's good at doing impressions of everyone else on the planet... apart from Donald Trump #thismorning
- Brendan (@major_marvel) January 20, 2017
#thismorning is having a Trump off...& they're both dreadful 😕😆😨
- ☆♡Allie♡☆🐈 (@alisongifford17) January 20, 2017
It's Cringy @thismorning #ITV please stop #Trump45 🙁😷😫
- MÖ11❄ (@XPixie27X) January 20, 2017
#ThisMorning I'm a huge fan of This Morning but these Trump impersonators are just totally stupid! Poor Eamonn & Ruth must be cringing!
- Debbie (@SunshineDebb) January 20, 2017
@thismorning Cringy! The worst thing I have seen on This morning in ages. 😫
- MÖ11❄ (@XPixie27X) January 20, 2017
Others dismissed him as "stupid" and "foolish", begging ITV to "make it stop", but to no avail.
Osman went on to have a surreal face-off with his US counterpart John Di Domenico and a Melania impressionist via videolink.
Another exasperated viewer tweeted: "Gh my god THOSE TWO ARE EVEN WORSE!"
Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States today.
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