Don’t be surprised if Donald Trump’s nickname gives you a bout of déjà vu for the Democratic nominee heading into the 2024 presidential election. After campaigning for victory in 2016 by calling Hillary Clinton “Crooked Hillary”, the former president announced on Thursday that he is now going to call 2024 President Joe Biden “Crooked Joe”.
Covering the development, “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon was dismayed by Trump’s “lazy” effort.
“Last night, former President Trump held a rally in New Hampshire, where he unveiled his new nickname for President Biden,” Fallon said on NBC, kicking off his Friday night monologue. “Now, he’s had more than two years to think about this – let’s see what he comes up with.”
The producers then pulled together clips of Trump’s rally and what they called a “major announcement”.
“I will take back the ‘crooked’ name from Hillary Clinton,” Trump told the crowd to gasps and boos. He then explained that he was retiring the name “so that we can use the name for Joe Biden.” He will henceforth be known as Crooked Joe Biden.”
Cutting the cameras back to Fallon, the host was clearly confused – maybe a little mumbled. He turned his head to one side and waved his hand uncertainly.
“A little lazy. I don’t know – very lazy with the names,” Fallon determined before quipping: “I’m starting to understand how he came up with the name Don Jr.”
“I was expecting better than this!” He continued. “Even Biden was like, ‘How do you miss Sloppy Joe?’ Let us go.'”
Fallon then joked that Biden was trying to drum up a nickname for Trump himself — “but nothing’s funnier than a word.”
Watch Fallon’s full “Tonight Show” monologue in the video above.
