Hillary Clinton pokes fun at Trump — and herself — with Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show’, Hillary Clinton got an unexpected phone call from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before her late-night debut Wednesday.
In a sketch that aired ahead of Clinton’s interview on “The Tonight Show,” host Jimmy Fallon donned the sandy blond toupee and thick layer of bronzer that have become a part of his now-regular Trump impersonation and told the Democratic presidential hopeful that the Donald would be interviewing her instead.
“Great! You know how much I love doing interviews,” Clinton replied, a wink at her typically tense relationship with the press.
As challengers like Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders continue to gain ground with their off-the-cuff campaign styles, the notoriously stiff Clinton is out to prove that she can cut loose, too.
Last week, for example, she attempted to “whip” and “nae nae” on the “Ellen Degeneres Show,” and on Monday she gabbed about Kim Kardashian with “Extra” host Mario Lopez.
Wednesday’s “Tonight Show” appearance, which aired on NBC at 11:35 p.m. Eastern, was the first late-night visit of Clinton’s 2016 campaign — and she poked as much fun at herself as she did at Trump.
“I’m curious, Donald, what is your stance on women’s issues?” she asked Fallon’s version of the boisterous billionaire, whose sexist comments have landed him in hot water.
“I know a lot of women and they all have issues,” he replied.
“Trump” then asked Clinton how she plans to get her message out to the American people, but interrupted her response to say, “See, you sound like a robot.”
“You want to win, here’s what you’ve gotta do. First: Yell. I yell all the time,” he said. “Next, pick three things people love and say you hate them. Watch: Puppies? Stupid. Rainbows? Total losers. Fall foliage? Tree puberty. Are you writing all this down?”
“Let me grab my pen,” Clinton said, rolling her eyes as she took a sip from a glass of white wine.
Of course, no conversation with Trump would be complete without mention of his favorite topic: immigration. Or, as “Trump” put it, “Wall? Or giant wall?”
“America was built by people who came here, they worked their hearts out for a better life; that’s what many immigrants are doing today,” Clinton said to applause from the audience. “Their dream is to become American citizens, and you’re trying to stop them.”
Then, shifting from politician to human, she added, “Do you know what it’s like to work so hard for something, to be so close to getting it and then someone pops out of nowhere and tries to take it all away?”
“Are you talking about Bernie Sanders?” Fallon-as-Trump asked. “I hate to say this, but I think he’s losing his hair.”
“At least he doesn’t have one strand that he twirls over his head like a soft-serve at Dairy Queen,” Clinton quipped.The sketch aired ahead of Clinton’s interview with Fallon Wednesday night, just as the real Trump was finishing the GOP debate in California. But the Trump talk continued.
“I’m having a good time watching it,” Clinton said of the Republican candidate’s campaign, before inviting Fallon to touch her hair.
In response to Trump’s criticism that Clinton is too reliant on teleprompters, the former secretary of state said, “I could go more stream of consciousness,” and then attempted a Trump impression of her own. “This is a huuuuge election … you never know what might happen,” she said, trying to mimic Trump’s New York accent. “Let’s get rid of the people who don’t agree with us and only talk to the people who do.”
The interview wasn’t just about Trump, though. Fallon brought up the scandal over Clinton’s private email server, but his questioning was lighthearted, suggesting that the correspondence under scrutiny might be more embarrassing than it is incriminating.
“Are you typing in all caps? Is it like my mom, where everything is in the subject line?” he asked.
Clinton insisted that the content of her emails is mostly boring and that the controversy concerns whether any of the information was classified at the time it was sent — which, she said, “it wasn’t.”
“I think the headline should be, ‘Grandma Knows How to Use Email,’” Fallon joked, moving on to praise Clinton’s social media savvy and get the details on her recent selfie with Kim Kardashian.
In a sketch that aired ahead of Clinton’s interview on “The Tonight Show,” host Jimmy Fallon donned the sandy blond toupee and thick layer of bronzer that have become a part of his now-regular Trump impersonation and told the Democratic presidential hopeful that the Donald would be interviewing her instead.
“Great! You know how much I love doing interviews,” Clinton replied, a wink at her typically tense relationship with the press.
As challengers like Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders continue to gain ground with their off-the-cuff campaign styles, the notoriously stiff Clinton is out to prove that she can cut loose, too.
Last week, for example, she attempted to “whip” and “nae nae” on the “Ellen Degeneres Show,” and on Monday she gabbed about Kim Kardashian with “Extra” host Mario Lopez.
Wednesday’s “Tonight Show” appearance, which aired on NBC at 11:35 p.m. Eastern, was the first late-night visit of Clinton’s 2016 campaign — and she poked as much fun at herself as she did at Trump.
“I’m curious, Donald, what is your stance on women’s issues?” she asked Fallon’s version of the boisterous billionaire, whose sexist comments have landed him in hot water.
“I know a lot of women and they all have issues,” he replied.
“Trump” then asked Clinton how she plans to get her message out to the American people, but interrupted her response to say, “See, you sound like a robot.”
“You want to win, here’s what you’ve gotta do. First: Yell. I yell all the time,” he said. “Next, pick three things people love and say you hate them. Watch: Puppies? Stupid. Rainbows? Total losers. Fall foliage? Tree puberty. Are you writing all this down?”
“Let me grab my pen,” Clinton said, rolling her eyes as she took a sip from a glass of white wine.
Of course, no conversation with Trump would be complete without mention of his favorite topic: immigration. Or, as “Trump” put it, “Wall? Or giant wall?”
“America was built by people who came here, they worked their hearts out for a better life; that’s what many immigrants are doing today,” Clinton said to applause from the audience. “Their dream is to become American citizens, and you’re trying to stop them.”
Then, shifting from politician to human, she added, “Do you know what it’s like to work so hard for something, to be so close to getting it and then someone pops out of nowhere and tries to take it all away?”
“Are you talking about Bernie Sanders?” Fallon-as-Trump asked. “I hate to say this, but I think he’s losing his hair.”
“At least he doesn’t have one strand that he twirls over his head like a soft-serve at Dairy Queen,” Clinton quipped.The sketch aired ahead of Clinton’s interview with Fallon Wednesday night, just as the real Trump was finishing the GOP debate in California. But the Trump talk continued.
“I’m having a good time watching it,” Clinton said of the Republican candidate’s campaign, before inviting Fallon to touch her hair.
In response to Trump’s criticism that Clinton is too reliant on teleprompters, the former secretary of state said, “I could go more stream of consciousness,” and then attempted a Trump impression of her own. “This is a huuuuge election … you never know what might happen,” she said, trying to mimic Trump’s New York accent. “Let’s get rid of the people who don’t agree with us and only talk to the people who do.”
The interview wasn’t just about Trump, though. Fallon brought up the scandal over Clinton’s private email server, but his questioning was lighthearted, suggesting that the correspondence under scrutiny might be more embarrassing than it is incriminating.
“Are you typing in all caps? Is it like my mom, where everything is in the subject line?” he asked.
Clinton insisted that the content of her emails is mostly boring and that the controversy concerns whether any of the information was classified at the time it was sent — which, she said, “it wasn’t.”
“I think the headline should be, ‘Grandma Knows How to Use Email,’” Fallon joked, moving on to praise Clinton’s social media savvy and get the details on her recent selfie with Kim Kardashian.
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