Jimmy Fallon issues savage take on Biden's COVID diagnosis: 'First POSITIVE news he's had in months'

Jimmy Fallon made ferocious jokes astir Biden's COVID test during nan opening speech of nan Tonight Show. 

'On nan agleam side... it's nan first POSITIVE news he's had successful months,' Fallon quipped to laughing assemblage members. 

He continued to brutally mock nan president, saying 'that's correct - Biden has COVID. Luckily he can't dispersed it because Democrats person been distancing themselves from him since nan debate.'

'Biden had fatigue, a cough and encephalon fog... past he got COVID,' nan 49-year-old comedian joked. 

'Thankfully, Biden is expected to make a afloat betterment - and his doctors say he'll beryllium backmost to 60 percent successful nary time.'

Fallon's hilarious return connected nan test came aft nan news collapsed connected Wednesday that President Biden had travel down pinch nan unwellness and would beryllium quarantining astatine his Rehoboth Beach location successful Delaware. 

Bill Maher besides poked nosy astatine Biden connected Friday night's section of Real Time. 

'Good news: Joe Biden has only insignificant COVID symptoms: a headache, a nonaccomplishment of smell, and an inability to see nan penning connected nan wall,' he posted connected X.

Maher besides jokingly touched connected nan attempted assassination of Donald Trump: 'I'm gladsome you're okay... because if you weren't I couldn't support making jokes astir you.' 

He past gave nan Republican party props connected a 'very bully convention,' correct up until nan extremity - erstwhile Trump gave a '93 minute' speech. 

'Joe Biden has spent nan past 3 weeks giving Americans a batch of reasons to uncertainty his intelligence acuity... and past Trump gets up location and goes "hold my beer"' Maher said, ripping into some parties' candidates.

Days ago, Maher launched his latest takedown of President Biden arsenic he maintained location is 'no chance' nan 81-year-old will extremity up arsenic nan Democrat nominee.

The big of 'Real Time' said successful a recent quality connected The Rubin Report that Biden will beryllium forced to yet exit nan title because 'pressure will support building' - but insisted that for Democrats, location is 'still time' to move it around.

'It does not person to beryllium a disaster,' Maher, who antecedently claimed nan president was 'toast' connected Friday's section of 'Real Time,' said.

Maher sat down pinch nan show's host, blimpish commentator Dave Rubin, successful an section released connected Tuesday - though it appeared to beryllium recorded earlier nan assassination effort connected Donald Trump.

Rubin, a erstwhile Democrat who has since go a staunch Republican and supported Ron DeSantis' statesmanlike bid, began their relationship by branding Biden's spiraling run an 'epic disaster' for nan Democrats.

But Maher countered that dream is not mislaid truthful agelong arsenic Biden steps aside, and moreover speculated that nan near could person an easy clip defeating Trump if they nominate a mean and charismatic candidate.

'This is simply a awesome opportunity, America likes new,' he said.

'It almost doesn't matter who it is. Just personification new. The little we cognize astir them nan better.'

Pointing his remarks to nan Democratic Party, Maher continued: 'Just get everybody who is not 100 years old, sewage a 'D' by their name, and is benignant of a centrist and you tin triumph this election. Just springiness america that choice.'

On past week's section of Real Time, Maher predicted nan nonstop day that he believes Joe Biden will measurement speech successful nan statesmanlike title arsenic he issued an optimistic look astatine who could switch him. 

The comedian, 68, rattled done imaginable replacements including Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer, arsenic he insisted that 'Biden is toast.' 

He joked that 'when' nan 81-year-old bows out, he will prime August 9 arsenic nan day - nan aforesaid time that Richard Nixon became nan only president to resign successful 1974.