Jimmy Fallon Jokes About Obama’s Economic Record, Blaming Bad News on Republicans

Curtis Houck | March 20, 2015
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During his Thursday monologue, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon turned to the Obama administration for the source of his current events jokesas President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and even the scandal-ridden Secret Service each saw a few jests dealt their respective ways.

First discussing the President’s recent trip to Cleveland, Fallon started by making a small quip about President’s word choice in criticizing budget proposals from congressional Republicans: “[He] said it’s just ‘a path to prosperity for those who are already prospering.’ [LAUGHTER] Then he stopped to wipe the spit off everyone in the front row. [LAUGHTER] He’s like, probably, cause I probably pressed the patience of the people partaking.”