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Jimmy Fallon on Monday declared the Donald Trump curse had struck again in Argentina’s 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final. Then he took a bigger swipe at the president. (Watch the video below.)
The “Tonight Show” host explained that Trump had said before the match it was hard to bet against Argentine star Lionel Messi, dooming the defending champions to defeat just as he had other sports teams recently.
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“Yep, Trump backed the Knicks [in person at Game 3 of the NBA Finals]. They lost,” Fallon said. “Trump backed the U.S. men’s [soccer] team. They lost. Trump backed Messi. He lost. At some point, Trump should try backing Iran.”
After some oohs, the comedian finished. “And then we’ll see, maybe, get this war over with.”
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Trump’s ongoing war against Iran that he started months ago is dragging on to the point where even a prominent Fox News host is practically telling him to end the war ― or the GOP could face electoral annihilation in the midterms.
“With the midterm elections a little more than 100 days away, the clock is ticking for President Trump to get out of this war before voters head to the polls,” Laura Ingraham said on Monday. “It’s making a lot of Republicans nervous. It’s already, as we know, unpopular. According to the new Washington Post/Ipsos poll, 69% of Americans disapprove of the handling of this conflict. Republicans cannot let this become an endless distraction, especially if they want to win in November.”
