Late-night host Jimmy Fallon dedicated a segment of his Monday night show to a humorous critique of President Donald Trump's recent White House Christmas celebration, suggesting the President accidentally brought Christ back into the holiday.
Fallon's Hilarious Breakdown of the Festive Fiasco
Opening his monologue on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon recounted the event held at the White House. During his Christmas address, President Trump delivered a speech that meandered through unexpected topics, including stories about venomous snakes and sharks, and even involved him pointing out an attendee who bore a striking resemblance to his daughter, Ivanka.
"In a weird way, Trump’s Christmas speech worked because it left the entire room thinking, ‘Sweet baby Jesus,’" Fallon quipped, capping off the joke with his signature exasperated look directly into the camera.
A Speech That Defied Expectations
The President's remarks, which aired on Monday, were notably discursive even by his own standards for freewheeling commentary. He connected a lengthy anecdote about a dangerous snake to his son Donald Trump Jr.'s future reaction "when I kick the bucket." In another odd moment, he interrupted his own flow to compliment a woman in the audience, stating, "You look just like Ivanka, which is a great compliment actually."
The Ironic 'War on Christmas'
The segment highlighted the irony of the situation, given Trump's frequent past claims of a so-called "war on Christmas" being waged by his political opponents. Fallon's commentary implied that if it takes a bizarre, rambling speech to make people contemplate the holiday's true meaning, then perhaps that was the President's unconventional method all along.
By focusing on the surreal details of the event, Jimmy Fallon provided a comedic yet pointed take on one of the season's most unusual presidential moments.
