Play of the Day: Steven Seagal's Latest Role
The actor will be an envoy for the Russian government to the U.S.
According to reports, the White House wants to limit legal immigration to the United States in the first large-scale change in decades. The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon joked about the news, saying First Lady Melania Trump heard the news and said "Oh come on. Where was that policy 15 years ago?"
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Facebook earlier this month that actor "Steven Seagal was appointed as the Russian Foreign Ministry’s special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties." Jimmy Kimmel joked that "Vladimir Putin is officially trolling us now, right?" while Late Night's Seth Meyers joked about Seagal's considerable weight gain since his Hollywood heyday. Kimmel also joked about the current state of international affairs, saying "Between Donald Trump, Denis Rodman and Steven Seagal, our foreign policy is now being dictated by the guest list for the grand opening of a Planet Hollywood in 1991.
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