Jimmy Fallon of “The Tonight Show” was astonished when a large portion of his audience cheered after he announced Trump’s return to the White House. Late-night television and its audience have long been leftist and anti-Trump. The emotion change during Fallon’s segment shows widespread support for Trump.
Fallon started the show by wearing a hat to match First Lady Melania Trump’s Inauguration Day attire. Opening the event with a joke at Melania, the host said, “Thank you. The Tonight Show welcomes you. Much obliged. After this, we’ll play “Who wore it better, Melania or the Hamburglar?”
He said, “Today, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.” Some audience members booed immediately, but a thunderous cheer drowned them out. Fallon’s reaction suggested he wasn’t expecting Trump’s support. Seeing the audience, he said, “We’re all united. Glad to know.”
Fallon said, “America’s rolling the dice is the second Trump presidency. It’s like we survived the first squid game and signed up for another.” He joked about liberals, saying, “Yeah, today was Trump’s inauguration, but the ceremony was moved inside due to freezing temperatures. Democrats said, “We’ve been numb since November.”
According to the host, “They also canceled the Inauguration Parade when Eric Trump said, ‘Wait, so you’re telling me SpongeBob won’t be here this afternoon.” He then addressed President Trump, saying, “Trump was sworn in on two Bibles, Abraham Lincoln’s and his own personal Bible. Since one was 200 years old and the other a Cheesecake Factory menu, you could tell. Two bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers at the bottom of your hymnal.”
Fallon called Musk, saying, “During his address, Trump laid out some pretty bold objectives. We’ll plant the flag on Mars and return Elon Musk to his home planet first, he stated. The hat prevented Trump from kissing Melania’s cheek, which Fallon joked about later in the broadcast.
“That’s not just a hat,” he observed of Melania’s headwear. Melania has her own border wall. It makes sense. Melania didn’t want to spoil his makeup.” Another joke used former President Joe Biden: “President Biden followed tradition by leaving a letter in the Oval Office for Trump and out of habit Biden put five bucks inside.” He joked, “I thought this was nice. Biden classified the letter so Trump could take it home.”
