Jimmy Fallon Conjures Up The ‘Worst That Can Happen’ At The Presidential Debate

Jimmy Fallon on Monday fired off some zingers about the upcoming presidential debate and managed to get in quips about Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

“Today, President Biden called Harris to offer his support, and he was very reassuring,” the “Tonight Show” host said. “Biden told her, ‘Listen, the worst that can happen is all the Democrats unite and kick you off the ticket.’

“Actually, the White House said that Biden’s looking forward to watching the debate, which is exactly what he did last time.”

Fallon joked: “Of course, both candidates are very busy with last-minute preparations. Right now, Trump is trying to decide which shade of bronzer — ‘jack-o’-lantern orange’ or ‘burnt corn on the cob.’”

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The late night host added: “Trump’s team doesn’t call his practice ‘debate prep.’ They call it ‘policy time.’ Then after policy time, it’s tummy time and then a nap.”

Tuesday night’s debate between Harris, currently the vice president, and Trump, her GOP rival, is set to be moderated by ABC News and to begin at 9 p.m. Eastern time in Philadelphia.

A previous debate between Trump and Biden, held in June, ultimately prompted the president’s departure from the White House race. His poor performance sparked widespread concern from Democrats that he would not be able to beat Trump in November.

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