Jimmy Kimmel (left) and Donald Trump | Picture: Screengrab from YouTube, Jimmy Kimmel Dwell/Instagram, @realdonaldtrump
American TV host and comic Jimmy Kimmel struggled to combat again his tears throughout his monologue one evening after Donald Trump was re-elected as president of the USA.
In the course of the opening of his bit on “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell,” the famend host emphasised that the selection for the 2024 US presidential elections was between a prosecutor and a felony, and the American folks “selected the felony.”
Regardless of attempting to maintain his composure by inserting a couple of witty remarks right here and there, Kimmel appeared to nearly break down in tears as he described the end result of the elections as a “horrible evening.”
“It was a horrible evening for ladies, for youngsters, for the a whole bunch of 1000’s of hard-working immigrants who make this nation go, for well being care, for our local weather, for science, for journalism, for justice, at no cost speech,” he mentioned.
“It was a horrible evening for poor folks, for the center class, for seniors who depend on social safety, for our allies in Ukraine, for NATO, for the reality, and for democracy and decency,” continued the host.
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Kimmel affirmed that those that voted for Trump may also notice the load of what they’ve finished eventually.
“And it was a horrible evening for everybody who voted towards him. And guess what? It was a foul evening for everybody who voted for him too; you simply don’t notice it but,” he mentioned.
Veteran American host Stephen Colbert additionally started his late-night present by expressing his dismay over Trump’s victory.
“After a weird and cruel marketing campaign fuelled by a determined want to not go to jail, Donald Trump has gained the 2024 election. The deep shock and sense of loss are monumental,” he mentioned.
After Trump reclaimed the presidential seat, varied celebrities, together with Ariana Grande, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Christina Applegate, amongst others, have additionally expressed their disappointment on social media.
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Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to be re-elected because the forty seventh President of the USA, the primary US president with felony convictions and who is about to develop into the oldest US president to be elevated to the place.
Consultants weighed in that Trump’s return to the White Home is a “risk” to numerous points, together with abortion, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, press freedom, gun security, international coverage, and local weather change.
