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WATCH: Jimmy Fallon Stunned After His Audience Cheers For Trump’s Return

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Late-night show host Jimmy Fallon was left briefly speechless after his audience bucked his anti-Trump sentiment to cheer the president’s return, creating a priceless live TV moment of schadenfreude for the anti-Trump comedian.

Fallon, who milked all he could out of President Donald Trump’s first four years in office, walked out wearing a navy blue, full-brim hat with a white wrap, the same style worn by First Lady Melania Trump on Monday. Her fashion choice was one of the biggest topics of conversation among viewers of the inauguration.

As the initial applause died down, Fallon joked, “After this, we’re going to play ‘who wore it better’: me, Melania, or the Hamburglar.”

He sauntered on, confirming that Trump had been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. A few members of the crowd booed, but they were quickly drowned out by raucous applause. “We’re all united, that’s great to know,” Fallon said as he tried to paper over his visible discomfit.

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After a year of propping up a flailing President Joe Biden and marginally more competitive Vice President Kamala Harris, Fallon was left with little material following the election.

“Trump made history in a lot of ways. Last night, he became the first convicted felon ever elected president. Congrats. Trump could be the first president to be under White House arrest,” said the late-night host the day after the election.

Other potshots were taken at Trump’s age, 72, compared to the 82-year-old Biden.

“At age 78, Trump has also become the oldest man ever elected president, breaking a record set by President Biden in 2020. But it’s nice Biden will pass the torch and his Life Alert necklace,” said Fallon.

But on Tuesday, a more subdued Fallon appeared lost as he struggled to explain why America chose to send the Republican back to the White House.

“America’s rolling the dice with a second Trump presidency,” he observed. “It’s like we somehow survived the first ‘Squid Game’ and then signed back up for a second.”

Fallon, 50, also touched on the inauguration being moved indoors, President Trump’s decision not to place his hand on the Bible of Abraham Lincoln while taking the oath of office, and gestured a few ribs toward Biden’s age to make his act a more bipartisan affair. However, audience members won’t be fooled easily by which candidate Fallon probably supported last year.

On Saturday, comedian Dave Chappelle used his opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live” to make a direct plea to Trump to represent “all” Americans and that “everyone” around the world is counting on him, “from Palisades to Palestine.”

The opening days of Trump’s second presidency have been filled with seemingly endless executive orders and frenetic staff turnover, providing liberal comedians like Fallon with plenty of content to churn out his usual act.