Howard Stern tells Jimmy Fallon why he defended him in wake of Trump backlash

The Hollywood Reporter

"I don't know if you want me talking about it or what, but I talk about Jimmy," Stern said on The Tonight Show of writing about his interview with Fallon in his new book, Howard Stern Comes Again. "Jimmy was quite distraught when you had Donald Trump on and you had that whole incident where you rubbed his head. I had said to Jimmy, 'It is absolutely absurd that anyone would lay a trip on you. I would do the same bit. Everyone was curious what was going on in that bird's nest, and you wanted to sit there and see. I thought the bit was fantastic. I think people tried to blame you or say, 'Hey, Jimmy got Donald Trump elected,' this or that...I said to you, 'It will blow over,' and I believe it did, because I think your intentions were pure."