Donald Trump Claims Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Is ‘Dying’ and Late Night Hosts Are ‘So Bad’: ‘Where Is Johnny Carson? Bring Back Johnny’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Donald Trump railed against the state of late night television during a Sept. 23 rally in Pennsylvania for his presidential campaign.
He claimed the late night shows hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are “all dying” and added: “These three guys are so bad.” Trump is often the target of jokes on these programs. “He’s not very funny,” Trump said specifically about Fallon after a clip from Kamala Harris’ 2020 appearance on “The Tonight Show” aired during the rally.
The clip featured Harris talking about fracking and Fallon responding: “Mamala Kamala just don’t give a frack.” “Those three guys are being blown away by [Fox News’] Gutfeld,” Trump added. “When I first ran in 2015 or was thinking about running I went on [Jimmy’s] show, ‘The Tonight Show,’ which is dying.
They’re all dying. Where is Johnny Carson? Bring back Johnny. It made you appreciate the greatness of Johnny Carson. These three guys are so bad.” Trump’s Johnny Carson comment quickly went viral on social media considering the iconic “Tonight Show” host died in 2005.
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