WATCH:  Donald Trump Based Campaign On Season 2 Of 30 Rock
Credit: E! News
May 5, 2016

This isn't the first time Donald Trump has been compared to 30 Rock's Republican millionaire from Manhattan, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). E! News had a quiz last summer testing "Who said it, Donald or Jack?" and some of the statements were difficult to place:

"I don't have friends at NASA. Bunch of nerds."****

But Dana Schwartz on Twitter presents clear evidence that Donald Trump's campaign owes Season 2 of 30 Rock some serious royalties, including core elements like his Wall with Mexico and his "Make America Great Again" slogan. Season 2, not incidentally, is the one where Jack Donaghy leaves his network job to enter Republican politics. Yeah.

Here's proof, in video clips via YouTube.

The Wall:

The Slogan (gif via Mic which also covered this story)

via GIPHY

And there's more....

Jack has US elections figured out:

Black voter suppression is a thing:

But it will take a lot of consultant hours to train The Donald to be THIS Presidential.

***Jack Donaghy said it.

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