Donald Trump and Jimmy Fallon are getting into it on Twitter, following revelations of the late night host’s regret over a pre-election interview from 2016.
Fallon revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he would’ve done the interview differently, after receiving immense criticism for giving the now-president a softball interview, which included a bit where the host messed up Trump’s hair.
Amid furore over his administration’s border policies and threats to trade partners, Trump tweeted his displeasure at Fallon’s regret on Sunday, telling the TV host to “be a man.”
.@jimmyfallon is now whimpering to all that he did the famous “hair show” with me (where he seriously messed up my hair), & that he would have now done it differently because it is said to have “humanized” me-he is taking heat. He called & said “monster ratings.” Be a man Jimmy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018
Shortly after Trump’s tweet, Fallon declared on Twitter that he would be donating to RAICES, a Texas-based educational and legal service for refugees and immigrants.
The donation will be made under the president’s name, in “honor” of the tweet.
In honor of the President’s tweet I’ll be making a donation to RAICES in his name.
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) June 25, 2018
Following the hair-ruffling debacle, Fallon’s ratings have taken a tumble. The show has fallen behind relative newcomer (and a far more politically engaged) Stephen Colbert.
Fallon was chastised for “humanizing” Trump at the height of the 2016 Presidential campaign.
Was Jimmy Fallon supposed to do a hard-hitting interview? Of course not. Was he supposed to shower a racist with love? No. Not that, either.
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) September 16, 2016
“I did not do it to ‘normalize’ him or to say I believe in his political beliefs or any of that stuff,” Fallon told the publication.
Fallon said the intense criticism following Trump’s election had been demoralizing for himself and the 300 of the show’s staff, especially as comedians from other shows joined in on the attack.
“It’s all in the fun of the show. I made a mistake. I’m sorry if I made anyone mad. And, looking back, I would do it differently,” he added.
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