Jimmy Fallon on Thursday addressed the potential government shutdown, turning his commentary into a burn of the Trump administration. (Watch the video below.)

“Our government could stop functioning,” the “Tonight Show” host said. “It’s big news: Apparently our government has been functioning.”

A shutdown would result in the furlough of thousands of federal workers on top of the haphazard cuts already made by DOGE if a deal isn’t passed by the Senate on Friday. But Democrats were debating whether to approve the bill because blocking its passage could enable the Trump administration to decide which federal agencies would be open or closed ― maybe permanently.

Fast-forward to 2:55 for Fallon’s take: