Michelle Obama calls young people ‘knuckleheads’ as Jimmy Falllon, Will Ferrell play teen girls

Michelle Obama appeared Thursday on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and is making headlines after stating young people need health insurance because they’re  “knuckleheads,” as she promoted Obamacare during her appearance,

“A lot of young people think they’re invincible,” Obama. “But they truth is young people are knuckleheads. They’re the ones who are cooking for the first time and slice their finger open. They’re dancing on the bar stool.”

Obama added that thanks to Obamacare, coverage for young people was much cheaper.

“Now young people can get insurance for as little as $50 a month, less than the cost of gym shoes,” she explained.

Obama added that thanks to Obamacare, coverage for young people was much cheaper.

“Now young people can get insurance for as little as $50 a month, less than the cost of gym shoes,” she explained.

Michelle Obama promoted her healthy living initiative “Let’s Move” during sketch in which Fallon and guest Will Ferrell played teen girls.

Check out both videos below.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, young people can stay on their parents’ insurance until they are 26. But once they hit 26, they’re on their own and a lot of young people think they are invincible. But the truth is, young people are knuckleheads, you know? They’re the ones who are cooking for the first time and slice their finger open. They’re dancing on the bar stool. They’re, you know.
Fallon: Young people. Yea, yea, yea, yea. I would never do both of those things just last summer. No, no, no.
Obama: But while young people think they’re invincible, they’re not. You know, life happens. And as a mother, and I know there are a lot of moms out there who worry that their kids are going to, you know, have a a terrible accident, get a bad diagnosis and they won’t have health care. And before they couldn’t get it because they couldn’t afford it. And now young people can get insurance for as little as $50 a month, less than the cost of gym shoes. And, you know, for the moms and dads who are out there worried about their kids, we want you to encourage your kids to sign up for that peace of mind that we all look for.
Fallon: Healthcare.gov is the website if you haven’t read about it in the news or anything. Yea, you know what it is. It’s up and running.
Obama: It’s working!
Fallon: It’s working now. It’s so much better when it’s working

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