Jimmy Fallon took criticism from all angles when he tussled Donald Trump’s hair live on air during the 2016 presidential campaign.
In a recent podcast interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Tonight Show host talked about the emotional toll the criticism took on him, holding back tears as he spoke.
“It was definitely a down time,” he said. “And it’s tough for morale. There’s 300 people that work here, and so when people are talking that bad about you and ganging up on you, in a really gang-mentality. You go, ‘Alright, we get it. I heard you. You made me feel bad. So now what? Are you happy? I’m depressed. Do you want to push me more? What do you want me to do? You want me to kill myself? What would make you happy? Get over it.'”
“I did not do it to ‘normalize’ him or to say I believe in his political beliefs or any of that stuff,”
Trump had no time for Fallon’s comments, and took to Twitter to voice his displeasure.
He wrote: “Jimmy Fallon 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!”
.@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
Fallon hit back at the President’s remark by pledging a donation to the Texas-based Refugee and Immigrant Centre for Education and Legal Services in Trump’s name.
RAICES are currently working to help the families who have been torn apart by Trump’s hardline border policy, that has seen children and parents separated at the southern border.
In honor of the President’s tweet I’ll be making a donation to RAICES in his name.
— Jimmy Fallon (@jimmyfallon) June 25, 2018
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