Jimmy Fallon kicked off Tuesday’s Tonight Show by squeezing into a catering box, turning reports of Donald Trump’s alleged airport hideout into a joke about the president’s latest escape plan.
Fallon opened his monologue by riffing on reports that Trump hid in the back of an airport catering truck after leaving a summit in Turkey amid security concerns. He portrayed Trump like a kid on a road trip, asking to be left alone until the danger passed, before piling on with jokes about Air Force One, Marco Rubio and Taylor Farms.
After climbing out of the catering box onstage, Fallon said, “I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but it’s being reported that, last month, when President Trump left a summit in Turkey, he was facing security threats from Iran. So, he boarded Air Force One, then snuck off the plane and hid in the back of an airport catering truck.”
“With everything going on in the world, Trump was like, ‘Just leave me in here, okay? Just leave me in. Let me know when the war is over.’”
Fallon then added, “Today, everyone was like, ‘Well, at least he has one exit plan.’”
He followed that up with another jab at the administration: “Trump hid in a catering truck while Marco Rubio hid in Trump’s carry-on bag.”
The jokes continued as Fallon played off footage of Trump appearing to fall asleep during meetings and his well-documented appetite. “Everyone knew Trump was off the plane because it wasn’t flying at its normal 45-degree angle,” he joked.
Fallon’s team then launched into a fake audio bit imagining what it was like to have Trump inside the catering box, with the president communicating with Secret Service agents and repeatedly asking, “Are we there yet?” and “Can I eat all these airplane meals?”
Trump’s Truth Social also took a hit when Fallon joked about the platform’s reportedly declining traffic. “I’m not saying it’s bad, but right now, there’s more traffic at a Taylor Farms salad bar,” Fallon joked, referencing the recent food safety controversy surrounding the company.
Taylor Farms is facing food safety concerns tied to separate recalls involving Cyclospora-contaminated iceberg lettuce and Salmonella risks in prepared foods containing jalapeño peppers. The recalls have affected products sold by major retailers and restaurant chains, including Walmart and Taco Bell, prompting increased scrutiny of the company’s supply chain.