Late-night show host Jimmy Fallon got quite the shock when his audience not only bucked his anti-Trump jokes, but cheered for the president’s return! The look on his face says it all….I’m just glad they caught it on camera.
Fallon has been outspoken on his dislike of Trump, and milked it for every penny he could during his first term in office.
This time, he walked out in a navy blue hat with a white wrap, mocking the outfit worn by First Lady Melania Trump during the inauguration on Monday.
Fallon joked, “After this, we’re going to play ‘who wore it better’: me, Melania, or the Hamburglar.”
Jimmy Fallon’s painfully unfunny attempt at mocking Melania Trump’s outfit from the inauguration.
This is why The Tonight Show has been cut to four nights a week—it’s a cringe fest.
pic.twitter.com/DCQmSZhIeV— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 21, 2025
He moved on to confirm that Trump had been sworn in as the 47th president, to which the crowd erupted in applause!
Clearly taken by surprised, Fallon managed to mumble, “We’re all united, that’s great to know.”
WATCH:
Who wore it better: Jimmy, Melania or the Hamburglar? 🤣 #Inauguration2025 #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/olUWSr4VzC
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) January 21, 2025
It’s funny because he could have gotten much more content out of former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Yet, instead of letting the jokes write themselves, he was too busy propping them up and pretending that they were doing a good job.
“Trump made history in a lot of ways. Last night, he became the first convicted felon ever elected president. Congrats. Trump could be the first president to be under White House arrest,” Fallon said the day after the election.
“At age 78, Trump has also become the oldest man ever elected president, breaking a record set by President Biden in 2020. But it’s nice Biden will pass the torch and his Life Alert necklace,” he added.