Jimmy Fallon is “keeping his head down” during late-night TV’s battle with the Trump administration, the notoriously apolitical host said Tuesday, as he reiterated he wouldn’t be trading shots with the president no matter how many times he threatens to have his show axed.
“Our show’s never really been that political,” Fallon told CNBC Tuesday morning, when asked how he was thinking about his job in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension after threats from Trump’s FCC Chairman. “We hit both sides equally and we try to make everybody laugh,” he continued.
But the White House is not laughing no matter how neutral Fallon tries to be.
Trump has repeatedly said the Tonight Show host has “no talent,” and declared him a “total loser,” despite their chummy, hair-tussling chat when Trump appeare