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President Trump didn’t seem pleased with Jimmy Fallon when the Tonight Show host started airing his regret over that infamous hair tussle, but Fallon met the commander-in-chief’s latest Twitter rant with a donation to charity._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 25, 2018 3:52 PM UTC President Trump didn’t seem pleased with Jimmy Fallon when the Tonight Show host started airing his regret over that infamous hair tussle, but Fallon met the commander-in-chief’s latest Twitter rant with a donation to charity. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 25, 2018 3:52 PM UTC President Donald Trump lashed out at late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon [on Twitter,](http://time.com/5320729/donald-trump-tonight-show-jimmy-fallon/) and instead of mocking the President for his tweet with some comedy, Fallon made a pledge. The Twitter spat all started back in September 2016, when then-candidate Trump [stopped by _The_ _Tonight Show_](http://time.com/4032423/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon/) to chat with Fallon and famously letting the host tousle [his hair](http://time.com/5229937/donald-trump-wind-hair-photos/) during the campaign appearance. Critics said that Fallon’s jocular interview and hair tousling [“humanized” Trump](https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/arts/television/jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-interview-trump.html?referer=https://t.co/f527Kle2DP) in the middle of a heated presidential election, which Fallon said was not his intention at the time. Fallon addressed the fall-out of that appearance in an interview with [_The Hollywood Reporter_](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trump-attacks-jimmy-fallon-hollywood-reporter-podcast-hair-tussle-comment-be-a-man-jimmy-1122965) saying that he “made a mistake” and would do it differently now. That did not sit well the President of the United States. On Sunday, Trump [tweeted](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1011036519812030467): “.@jimmyfallon is now whimpering to all that he did the famous “hair show” with me (where he seriously messed up my hair), & that he would have now done it differently because it is said to have “humanized” me-he is taking heat. He called & said “monster ratings.” Be a man Jimmy!” Instead of responding in kind to the man sitting in the Oval Office, Fallon decided to respond with a commitment. On Monday morning, Fallon tweeted: “In honor of the President’s tweet I’ll be making a donation to RAICES in his name.“ RAICES is an immigration rights organization, fighting Trump’s [family separation](http://time.com/5319334/navy-detainment-centers-zerol-tolerance-immigration-family-separation-policy/) and[ immediate deportation](http://time.com/5320551/trump-immediate-deportation-no-court-hearing/) policies. No word from Trump yet as to whether Fallon’s donation constitutes being “a man”. > [](https://twitter.com/jimmyfallon/status/1011079815057891328) ## Transcript [00:00] I love the polls. You do. But I don't pay attention. If I'm [00:03] losing or lagging, I'd never mention it. [ LAUGH ] Yeah. 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