Jimmy Fallon, who typically avoids heavy political commentary, delivered a post-election monologue on Wednesday night following Donald Trump's re-election. His jokes were mostly light-hearted, with a few pointed remarks about Trump's legal and age-related records.
Fallon quipped: '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.' He also noted Trump's age: '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.'
The host referenced Trump's acceptance of the 2024 results after refusing to accept the 2020 election: 'Trump won last night in pretty convincing fashion, securing the Electoral College and the popular vote, which means for the first time ever, he’ll accept the results of an election.' He added a joke about the vote tally: '224 versus 292, it’s basically Trump’s made-up weight versus his actual weight.'
Guest Whoopi Goldberg was muted on the topic, saying: 'I think we all get it. It happened. Some of us, it went our way. Some of us it didn’t. This is the nature of an election.' The conversation then shifted to their earlier meeting with Pope Francis.
