Late-night comedian Jimmy Fallon mocked President Donald Trump during a skit on his show, saying, “Trump controls the DOJ, told them, ‘Make it go my way.’ So he got immunity, no more audits, OMG.”
Fallon’s skit immediately drew laughs as he turned Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS into a chaotic parody of political influence, government investigations, and internet-fueled outrage.
“What a mess,” Fallon said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night.
He joked that Trump “is so happy LOL, popping bottles like [FBI Director] Kash Patel.” Fallon continued the bit by mocking the confusion around the controversy, saying, “DJT says DOJ, is it illegal? ‘IDK.’ DJT stops IRS, is that sketchy? Y-E-S.”
His skit follows Trump dismissing the lawsuit against the IRS over leaking confidential tax returns, in exchange for $1.776 billion in compensation funds for alleged victims of government “weaponization.”
Fallon continued his segment with, “If FBI is MIA, Trump says, ‘OK, BRB! I got to watch the UFC.’”
The long-running feud between Fallon and Trump continues after an ongoing back-and-forth that originated from one of Fallon’s 2016 segments, where the host tussled Trump’s hair to “see if it was real.”
After public backlash, Fallon expressed regret, prompting Trump to tell him to “be a man.” Since then, Trump has regularly targeted the late-night television host, suggesting he has no talent on Fox News and desires to see the show removed from the NBC Network.
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Fallon concluded his skit in a series of acronyms and shorthands: “IRS v. DOJ SMH IFYKYK. NGL it’s S-U-S. TL;DR: WTF!”
Online viewers quickly reshared clips and quotes from the segment, praising Fallon for capturing the bizarre mix of politics, conspiracy theories, and the buzzing public discourse around the matter.