Regardless of the numbers, was this the right venue at the right time for the 46th president? For more context, Fallon’s 2015 interview with Donald Trump took in 4.5 million viewers, or well more than double Biden’s Friday night appearance. A decent bump for Fallon, who usually finishes third behind Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld and CBS’s Stephen Colbert.īut for historical context, Johnny Carson used to regularly attract more than 6 million viewers to “The Tonight Show,” while successor Jay Leno delivered 4.5 million.
I would pay attention in the mid-sixties, but now in the mid-fourties, I don’t pay attention anymore.Īttaboys and cheerleading aren’t exactly the stuff of compelling television, however, so it’s no surprise that fewer than 2 million people tuned in, according to early numbers from Nielsen Media Research. The president also seemed to claim he was once in the “mid-60s” on approval (not even close) and is currently in “the mid-40s” (if 42 percent in the RealClearPolitics average is considered “mid-40s”).įallon: How much do you pay attention to approval ratings?īiden: Well, not anymore.
Yet here’s Biden pushing this blatant misinformation, because he knows he can, given the format, the host and the network.Īt another point, Fallon cheered the president on, telling him, “You gotta keep your head down and keep doing the right thing,” while adding that he’s “bringing class back to the presidency.” Rachel Maddow or Joy Behar couldn’t have said it better.
President Biden made his debut on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon on Friday night, which went exactly as expected for the embattled commander in chief.įallon did his job for Biden, which was to offer the president a friendly national platform without challenging him in any capacity.Īt one point during the interview, Fallon allowed Biden to repeat his ludicrous claim regarding his proposed multi-trillion-dollar “Build Back Better” spending bill, which Biden still insists will cost “zero dollars.” The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said otherwise this week in estimating that it will add $3 trillion to the deficit.
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