Jimmy Fallon's Trump comes up with some new campaign promises to help the GOP win

Jimmy Fallon does Trump — (Image credit: Screenshot/YouTube/The Tonight Show)

The midterms are just two weeks away, and President Trump "is taking them very seriously," Jimmy Fallon said on Tuesday's Tonight Show. "In fact, he seems pretty worried that the Democrats might take over the House, so he's doing everything he possibly can to sway voters. He even tried recording a message to voters, but it didn't go as planned. We actually have the outtakes."

Fallon's Trump mixed in some faint praise for not "Zodiac Killer" Ted Cruz among his malapropisms and enunciation issues, and like the real Trump, he made some iffy promises to try to get his voters excited: "Snack machines in all cafeterias with — read my lips — free juice boxes," for example, and a better Saran wrap, plus a non-Mexico source of border wall funding. "What if I promise I won't smile like this?" he asked. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.