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Jimmy Fallon Calls Tax Bill a ‘Punishment’ for Most Americans

President Trump is expected to sign the sweeping provisions into law this week.

By Diana Crandall
December 20, 2017 8:45 am EST
Jimmy Fallon on Dec. 19, 2017. (YouTube/NBC)
Jimmy Fallon on Dec. 19, 2017. (YouTube/NBC)

In an unusually sharp monologue, apolitical Jimmy Fallon joked that President Trump’s tax bill is actually a “punishment” for the majority of Americans — serving as “payback for the majority of Americans who voted for Hillary Clinton.”

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