American comic and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who usually shows his audience the funny side of things, could not find his smile on the day Donald Trump was elected President of the US for the second time. The famous TV host is best known for his nightly one-hour show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ He cried and choked during his opening monologue. on ABC.
Calling it “a terrible night, last night”, Mr Kimmel, visibly upset and disappointed by Donald Trump’s election victory, said he tried hard but could not see anything positive in the US election result.
“To be honest, last night was a terrible night. It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the thousands of hard-working immigrants who make this country great,” he said, briefly breaking down emotionally. Crying, he helped cheer her up as the live audience applauded.
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Mr. Kimmel further said that “…terrible for healthcare, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech…for poor people, for the middle class, A terrible night for senior citizens, for Social Security… for our allies in Ukraine,” sobbing again, but still continuing “for NATO, for truth… for democracy, And terrible for decency, and for everyone who voted against them night… but guess what, it was also a bad night for the person who voted for them – you just don’t realize it yet…” as the audience applauded them again.
Standing in front of a backdrop that showed a typical American city scene in complete darkness, Mr. Kimmel finally found his humor amid the gloom when he said “…and most of all, it’s for Melania Was a complete disaster of a night,” as the audience roared with laughter.
He then mustered his courage to conclude his speech before taking President-elect Trump to the podium and concluding with “the only positive thing I could find.”
“Maybe in the long run we, the people, will realize that maybe this is what we all need to wake up to. Maybe the people who care so much about him need to find out how little he cares about them Is…probably the only positive thing from this is that he won’t be able to run for president again in 2029.”
Meanwhile, another famous talk show host and comedian, Stephen Colbert, who hosts the Late Show on CBS, also talked about Trump’s victory. He addressed the comment most journalists face that Donald Trump is good for more news or comedic content with a witty comeback.
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“As a late-night host, people often say to me ‘Come on…some of you would like Trump to win, because he gives you a lot of material to work with’…Well, no,” He said. , saying that “Nobody says to the person who cleans bathrooms, ‘Wow, you feel good when someone has severe diarrhea because you have a lot of material to work with’,” as The audience said laughing.
When he ended his speech by saying, “The first time Donald Trump was elected, he started as a joke and ended as a tragedy…this time he’s starting as a tragedy.” Who is it? Who knows how it’ll end… maybe a Limerick? ‘There once was a man who was orange…damn it!’
Mr. Colbert summed it up by saying, “Who knows what the next four years are going to be like…”
