2016 Presidential Election: 20 WTF Moments
15. Jimmy Fallon Takes It Easy On Trump
Jimmy Fallon even found himself roped into the election insanity this year when he brought Trump on his show in September and completely missed a grand opportunity to ask him some incredibly probing questions in a unique environment.
Instead, it was all skits about Trump's appearance and an incredibly soft face-to-face interview, mostly remembered for a concluding moment in which Fallon ruffled Trump's hair, much to the audience's delight.
Fallon did actually respond to criticisms that he should've taken a harder-edged approach, saying, “Have you seen my show? I’m never too hard on anyone.”
He does have a good point, even if he seemed far too chummy with such an adversarial, controversial figure.