TMZ wasn’t about to let Jimmy Fallon leave Sunday night’s Emmy Awards without slinging at least one question about his infamous Donald Trump conversation. After the ceremony concluded, a reporter for the media outlet lured the Tonight Show host in with friendly questions—“What did Donald Trump’s hair feel like?” “Did it leave your hands sticky or anything?” “Is it orange?”—before asking him to weigh in on the interview that left even some of his fellow late-night comedians outraged.
Fallon stuttered a bit after being asked if there “was anything” to the criticisms being leveled against him, eventually responding, “Have you seen my show? I’m never too hard on anyone.” It could hardly have felt more in line with Fallon’s image: the good-natured party boy energetically committed, above all else, to his agenda of fun. Fallon continued to toe that nonpartisan line—however illusory it might be at this point—when asked to more substantively evaluate the candidates. “Just get out there and vote,” he said, uncomfortably. “Vote, vote, vote.”
