Jimmy Fallon used his opening monologue on The Tonight Show to poke fun at President Donald Trump’s falling popularity. Citing new survey data, the late-night host highlighted the decline with a reference to Heated Rivalry.
Jimmy Fallon jokes about Donald Trump’s falling popularity
Jimmy Fallon turned to recent polling data during Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show to comment on President Donald Trump’s declining approval ratings related to immigration policy. The late-night host referenced a Reuters/Ipsos survey showing that Trump’s approval on the issue has fallen to 39 percent, using the figures as the basis for several jokes during his opening monologue.
Fallon opened the segment by noting that Trump had traveled to Iowa earlier in the day to deliver a speech focused on energy. He sarcastically said, “Well, today, President Trump traveled to Iowa to deliver a speech on the economy and energy. Yep. Nothing better than a speech about energy from a guy who sleeps all day.”
The host then shifted to the polling numbers. Citing a Reuters/Ipsos survey that put Trump’s approval rating on immigration at 39 percent, Fallon said, “A new poll found that Trump’s approval rating on immigration has dropped to a record low. Yeah, I’m not saying it’s bad, but “Heated Rivalry” has a higher approval rating at the Vatican.” He added, “It’s bad.”
The quip referenced Heated Rivalry, an HBO Max series originally produced for Canadian streaming platform Crave. It follows two professional hockey players on rival teams whose fierce competition leads to a secret romantic relationship.
Fallon has previously used his monologue to criticize Trump on other topics as well. In a recent episode, he addressed the president’s remarks about a Nobel Peace Prize linked to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Repeating Trump’s claim that she had “offered” him the award, Fallon said, “Yeah, ’cause you told her to.”
