UPDATED: On Sunday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to attack “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon for recent remarks he made regarding Trump’s 2016 appearance on his show. In the Tweet, Trump told Fallon to “be a man” after, somewhat incoherently, asserting that Fallon was “whimpering” about the “hair show” — referring to the September 2016 episode of “Late Night” on which Trump guested — while privately calling Trump and lauding the episode’s “monster ratings.” Jimmy Fallon responded hours later, saying that, in honor of the President’s tweet, he would be making a donation to RAICES Texas in President Trump’s name. Trump’s Tweet refers to the outcry that occurred after Fallon had Trump on his show and playfully tousled the then-presidential candidate’s infamous hair. Observers accused Fallon of humanizing a person who encouraged hateful rhetoric. “Jimmy Fallon 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,” the Tweet reads. “He called & said ‘monster ratings.’ Be a man Jimmy!” Fallon expressed in a recent interview that he regretted the interaction with Trump, explaining that he didn’t mean to “normalize [Trump] or to say I believe in his political beliefs.” In a column on the topic, Variety‘s then-TV critic Sonia Saraiya said the interview caused Jimmy Fallon to lose “the last shred” of “any credibility as a thinking comedian with a point-of-view” that he may have had left. . @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! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018 Story continues In honor of the President’s tweet I’ll be making a donation to RAICES in his name. — jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) June 25, 2018 Related stories Brendon Urie Talks New Panic! at the Disco Album, Trump's 'Evil' Immigration Policy Parkland Survivors Recount Terrifying Moments of Shooting: 'It Was Like a Lifetime of Horror' Samantha Bee Skewers Trump's Border Policy, Kirstjen Nielsen on 'Full Frontal' (Exclusive Video) Subscribe to Variety Newsletters and Email Alerts!<doc-sep>Amid growing national crises over American immigration and trade policy, and the imminent unveiling of his administrations plan to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US President Donald Trump attacked Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon in a post on Twitter Sunday night. "@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," Trump wrote. "He called & said 'monster ratings.' Be a man Jimmy! "The president was referring to his famous September 15, 2016 interview on the Tonight Show with Fallon. Fallon emotionally discussed the aftermath of that interview in a recent article in the The Hollywood Reporter.In the same Twitter spree Sunday night, President Trump also attacked Senate Democrats for blocking a border security bill that, he claimed, "could easily pass" in the House of Representatives, and expressed his support for Clay Higgins, the incumbent Republican Congressman running for reelection in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district.<doc-sep>President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE slammed Jimmy Fallon on Sunday after the comedian said in a new interview that the public ganged up on him after he petted Trump's hair in an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show" during the 2016 presidential campaign. "@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!" the president said in a tweet. . @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! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2018 Trump was referring to a Hollywood Reporter interview on Saturday in which Fallon said that he faced negative backlash for the 2016 interview. ADVERTISEMENT "It was definitely a down time,” Fallon told the publication. “And it’s tough for morale. There’s 300 people that work here, and so when people are talking that bad about you and ganging up on you, in a really gang-mentality." Fallon said he did not do it to normalize Trump, who was the Republican nominee at the time. “You go, ‘Alright, we get it. I heard you. You made me feel bad. So now what? Are you happy? I’m depressed. Do you want to push me more? What do you want me to do? You want me to kill myself? What would make you happy? Get over it,' " Fallon said. “I’m sorry. I don’t want to make anyone angry — I never do and I never will. It’s all in the fun of the show. I made a mistake. I’m sorry if I made anyone mad. And, looking back, I would do it differently," he said.<doc-sep>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. To be specific, RAICES, the largest immigration legal services provider in Texas. Trump’s remarks on Twitter seemingly stem from a recent interview Fallon gave to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast. The late-night personality called the backlash from that Trump episode “a down time” that was “tough on morale.” “You go, alright, we get it. I heard you. You made me feel bad. So now what?” a teary-eyed Fallon said. “Are you happy? I’m depressed. Do you want to push me more? What do you want me to do? You want me to kill myself? What would make you happy? Get over it.” He stated further, “I made a mistake. I’m sorry if I made anyone mad. And, looking back, I would do it differently.” This isn’t the first time Fallon has apologized for that moment, but Trump was on the attack when he started tweeting on Sunday night. “@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,” Trump wrote. “He called & said ‘monster ratings.’ Be a man Jimmy!” Fallon didn’t return fire on Trump with any insults. Instead, he simply wrote, “In honor of the President’s tweet I’ll be making a donation to RAICES in his name.” NBC News reported an influx of donations made to RAICES since the Trump administration began enforcing its “zero tolerance” policy on immigration, which resulted in thousands of detained immigrant children being separated from their parents at the U.S. border. “Children are being taken from their families, put into a system not equipped to ensure their safety, and losing the representation designed to be their safeguard through this process,” the organization’s website reads. “We cannot allow this anymore. This administration will stop at nothing to break apart families. The well being of kids does not matter to them. But it matters to you. It matters to us. Help us keep these kids safe. Don’t let them go through this system alone.” Following uproar from the American public, Trump signed an executive order designed to prevent the separation of children, but its impact is still unclear. For one, The New York Times notes there’s no specific language that pertains to the more than 2,300 children that have already been separated from their families.<doc-sep>
(CNN) — President Donald Trump attacked Jimmy Fallon on Twitter Sunday after “The Tonight Show” host expressed regret about a friendly interview during the campaign. Trump’s outburst – which references a light-hearted moment on the show during the 2016 campaign – is the latest example of him using his platform as president to respond to perceived slights made by entertainers. “. @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!” Trump tweeted. Fallon said in response he would make a donation in Trump’s name to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, a non-profit group that provides legal services to immigrants. In honor of the President’s tweet I’ll be making a donation to RAICES in his name. — jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) June 25, 2018 The back-and-forth refers to a “Tonight Show” appearance Trump made in the fall of 2016, where the then-Republican presidential nominee let Fallon mess with his hair. The lighthearted appearance led to criticism for Fallon, who said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he wasn’t trying to “normalize” Trump or express agreement with his politics. “I made a mistake,” Fallon said. “I’m sorry if I made anyone mad. And, looking back, I would do it differently.” The “Tonight Show” host first publicly expressed regret for the 2016 interview last year, telling The New York Times that his critics “have a right to be mad.”