Jimmy Fallon impersonates Beto O'Rourke using as many gestures as humanly possible

"I'm like if your friend's hot dad had the energy of a golden retriever."
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Jimmy Fallon impersonates Beto O'Rourke using as many gestures as humanly possible
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Beto O'Rourke has officially announced his 2020 presidential bid in a video sitting beside his wife, Amy, and well, he undeniably used a lot of hand gestures.

So, of course, Jimmy Fallon worked plenty of them into his impersonation of the former Texas congressman in a sketch on The Tonight Show on Thursday.

"Who's the real Beto O'Rourke? Well, I'm sort of like if a compassionate head nod turned into a person," said Fallon/O'Rourke, wielding furious hand movements. "I'm like if your friend's hot dad had the energy of a golden retriever."

"The truth is, I care. I care so much. When I eat salads, I thank every individual leaf for its sacrifice," he added, before donating blood until the very last possible second.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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