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On Wednesday night, Jimmy Kimmel became emotional while discussing Donald Trump’s victory in a monologue on his nightly show.
“It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hardworking immigrants who keep this country running, for health care, for the climate, for science, for journalism, for justice and for society,” he said. spoke through tears. freedom of speech. It was a terrible night for the poor, the middle class, the elderly who rely on social security, Ukraine’s allies, NATO, democracy, and decency. And it was a terrible night for everyone who voted against him. And guess what? It was also a bad night for those who voted for him. you just don’t realize it yet. ”
He added sarcastically: “For Putin, for polio, for lovable billionaires like Elon Musk, for Silicon Valley cronies, for the wriggling brainworms who sold what was left of their souls to bow down. It was a really good night.” Donald Trump. ”
Jimmy opposed electing Trump as president over former prosecutor Vice President Kamala Harris. “More than half of this country voted for a criminal who is trying to absolve himself. I don’t think this election was fraudulent,” he said.
he said jokingly, referring to the widely and consistently debunked claim that President Biden’s 2020 defeat of President Trump was fraudulent. The Democrats cheated last time, but they chose not to cheat this time, right? I don’t know. Now, this Donald Trump looks just like the Emperor from Star Wars. He’s old, evil, and comes back without any rational explanation. ”
Jimmy told the truth about the election results and said: Donald Trump became president in January, and that alone was his victory. It doesn’t mean giving up, but it also doesn’t mean storming the Capitol just because you don’t like the outcome. ”
Kimmel said he was trying to remain optimistic despite the outcome, saying, “We’ve been through this before, and certainly this time it’s probably going to be worse. It’s going to get worse,” he said. But I also think that perhaps we will look back and realize in the long run that this was what we needed to wake us up. Perhaps the people who care so much about him need to know how little he cares about them. All the things he promised, like stopping wars and imposing tariffs, how to reduce inflation and cut taxes, now he has to do this and I hope he does. are. I really think so. ”
He continued, “We hope his next unpredictable move is to reach across the aisle and do something positive. The bar is low. He has a lot of power to convince us. There’s a chance. Maybe this time he’ll shock us and actually do something productive. Maybe he won’t, but he could. , the only good part of all this might be that he won’t be able to run again in 2028. Maybe next time the Republicans will nominate an orangutan for president. Why not have some fun at least?”
Kimmel ended his joke about President Trump with this: I’m good at making bracelets, so I think we get along well. You’ll see how funny it is when we start rounding up great talk show hosts in six months. ”
