Fallon Joins Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers in Condemning Trump's

Fallon Joins Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers in Condemning Trump's 'Shameful' Response to Charlottesville

Jimmy Fallon did not split hairs on Monday’s Tonight Show while discussing President Trump’s response (or lack thereof) to this weekend’s terrorist attack in Charlottesville, VA, in which a white supremacist allegedly mowed down dozens of counter protestors with his car, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others.

A somber Fallon — who came under fire last year for his kid-glove handling of then-candidate Trump — began his monologue by acknowledging, “The Tonight Show isn’t a political show,” before adding, “[But] it’s my responsibility to stand up to intolerance and extremism as a human being. What happened over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia was just disgusting.”

Fallon then took direct aim at Trump. “The fact that it took the President two days to come out and clearly denounce racists and white supremacists is shameful,” he lamented. “I think he finally spoke out because people everywhere stood up and said something… Ignoring it is just as bad as supporting it.”

Fallon’s late-night counterparts — including Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers — similarly tore into Trump, with Meyers striking the most serious tone. “The leader of our country is called “the President” because he’s supposed to preside over our country,” he said. “And if he does not preside over our society, then he is not a President. You can stand for a nation or you can stand for a hateful movement — you cannot do both.”

Watch the four clips below and then share your thoughts in the comments.

Jimmy takes a moment at the start of the show to address the events in #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/gCvv1OM8gq

— Fallon Tonight (@FallonTonight) August 15, 2017

TONIGHT: It took the President two days to denounce white supremacism, but Stephen gets it done rather quickly. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/fUbuqAUSrL

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 15, 2017

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From tonight’s #LNSM: Here are @SethMeyers’ remarks about the Charlottesville terror attack. pic.twitter.com/ogNECBo4gJ

— Late Night (@LateNightSeth) August 15, 2017

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