Casting couch

Twitter really wants Allison Janney to play woman who flirted with Trump at town hall

Saturday Night Live broadcasts in less than two days, and it’s clear that Twitter has found the ideal candidate to play Paulette Dale, the woman who bizarrely flirted with Donald Trump during his NBC town hall event on Thursday.

The undecided voter, a registered Republican and leaning towards Joe Biden, wore a patriotic ensemble and used her moment at the microphone to comment on Trump’s “great smile,” of all things. Oof.

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“I have to say, you have a great smile,” she said before giggling and adding, “You’re so handsome when you smile.” Oof.

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Almost immediately, Twitter had found its “Paulette” in Oscar-winning actress Allison Janney:

While the resemblance is certainly there, we’d imagine it would be far easier to cast, say, Kate McKinnon, seeing as she’s in the cast already.

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