Jay Leno Blasts Trump on 'The Tonight Show'
by EG
As he has done in the past, former The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host Jay Leno subbed in for Fallon for the opening monologue to his show on Thursday. Taking the mic from Orlando, Leno took aim at Willie Nelson, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Colin Kaepernick, Caitlyn Jenner, Dwayne Johnson, and, yes, President Trump.
“Trump said he won’t throw out the first pitch [at the Opening Day of baseball]. He’s skipping the correspondents’ dinner. Is he that thin-skinned? You know, if this guy was any more of a p—y he could grab himself,” he said as the audience cheered. “And where are all these jobs? Where are all these jobs Trump promised? You know, Sears just announced they’re closing 42 stores. You know what that means? Lost jobs for 42 sales clerks.”
Leno’s monologue crescendoed with jokes on the economy. “The economy is bad, the only people jumping the White House fence are contractors trying to get Trump to pay their bills. That’s how bad the economy is,” he said.
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