--- title: Donald Trump Bashes Fallon, Colbert and Kimmel at Rally description: President Donald Trump bashed late-night TV hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel at a South Carolina rally. canonical: https://time.com/5322064/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-stephen-colbert-rally/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-26T15:19:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:32.153Z og:title: Trump Offers Reviews of Late-Night TV Hosts at Rally og:description: The President took shots at the holy trinity of late night in 2 minutes og:url: https://time.com/5322064/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-stephen-colbert-rally/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9f68c61c56276a8/698933e497cdff2cbf6b5972/gettyimages-983907760.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3840 og:image:height: 2160 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Offers Reviews of Late-Night TV Hosts at Rally twitter:description: The President took shots at the holy trinity of late night in 2 minutes twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9f68c61c56276a8/698933e497cdff2cbf6b5972/gettyimages-983907760.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Are These People Funny?' 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(Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally for South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster at Airport High School in West Columbia, South Carolina on June 25, 2018\. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)MANDEL NGAN—AFP/Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jun 26, 2018 3:19 PM UTC The back and forth between [Jimmy Fallon](http://time.com/5322026/jimmy-fallon-responds-to-donald-trump-tonight-show-monologue/) and President Donald Trump is anything but over. Following Fallon’s [apology](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-jimmy-fallon-nbc-tonight-show-trump-interview-fallout-1121060) for his [2016 interview](http://time.com/4496425/donald-trump-hair-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show/) with the then-Republican candidate, Trump made time during Monday’s campaign rally in West Columbia, S.C. to take another shot at Fallon – and the other hosts of late-night television. “Did you see Jimmy Fallon?” Trump asked the crowd, who booed at the _The Tonight Show_ host’s name. “Jimmy Fallon… The guy screws up my hair, going back and forth… He was so disappointed to find out it was real. He couldn’t believe it.” Fallon’s feelings on ruffling Trump’s hair were not lost on Trump himself, who tweeted on Sunday that Jimmy Fallon was “now whimpering to all” about the “famous ‘hair show'” and called on the comedian to “be a man.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1011036519812030467) Later that Monday night, Jimmy Fallon responded to Trump’s Twitter barb with a [monologue,](http://time.com/5322026/jimmy-fallon-responds-to-donald-trump-tonight-show-monologue/) where he wondered if the President had better things to do than take a swing at him on social media. After attacking Fallon at the South Carolina rally, which was meant to support Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, Trump continued his tour of other late night hosts that annoy him, [doubling down on his thoughts on Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4777029/colbert-on-trump-no-talent/). “The guy on CBS, what a lowlife. I mean, honestly, are these people funny? I can laugh at myself,” he said after bemoaning the lack of Johnny Carson-level talent on TV. Trump also worked in a jab at Jimmy Kimmel, saying he said has “no talent.” He ruled out any future appearances on _Jimmy Kimmel Live!,_ where he has also appeared. “Now I wouldn’t do his show. That guy’s terrible,” he said. But Fallon isn’t completely out of the President’s good graces, as Trump made a point of calling him “a nice guy,” though he did add that “he looks like a lost soul.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5322064/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-stephen-colbert-rally/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5322064/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-stephen-colbert-rally/"},"headline":"'Are These People Funny?' 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