Jimmy Kimmel has made an emotional speech following the information of president-elect Donald Trump‘s victory on Wednesday (November 6).
The Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! host made the remarks in his first broadcast post-election, the place he shared his emotions on Trump’s win over Kamala Harris. The monologue has gone viral, with over 3million views within the 10 hours because it was uploaded.
“Let’s be trustworthy, it was a horrible night time final night time,” Kimmel started. The presenter – who has lengthy voted for the Democrats – added: “It was a horrible night time for girls, for youngsters, for a whole bunch of hundreds of hard-working immigrants who make this go, um…”
It was at this level that Kimmel paused, visibly moved to tears, after which continued: “For healthcare, for our local weather, for science, for journalism, for justice, at no cost speech.”
“It was a horrible night time for poor folks, for the center class, for seniors who depend on social safety, for our allies in Ukraine…,” Kimmel continued, however as soon as once more teared up.
“For NATO,” he continued afterwards, “for the reality and democracy and first rate and it was a horrible night time for everybody who voted towards him.”
Kimmel additionally acknowledged that the night time was a “catastrophe” for Trump’s voters, including: “It was a foul night time for everybody who voted for him too – you simply don’t understand it but.
“Most of all, it was an absolute catastrophe of an evening for Melania [Trump, incoming first lady],” he joked.
Kimmel additionally took the time to listing out those that discovered the night time successful, together with: “[Vladimir] Putin and polio and the lovable billionaires like Elon Musk and the bros up in Silicon Valley and all of the wriggling brainworms who bought what was left of their souls to bow right down to Donald Trump.”
A variety of leisure figures have since spoken out about Trump’s re-election, with Billie Eilish calling Trump “somebody who hates girls” and Ethel Cain telling Trump supporters she hopes “that peace by no means finds you”.
Different discuss present hosts chimed in with their tackle the re-election. Jon Stewart stated: “This isn’t the tip. I promise you, this isn’t the tip. And we now have to regroup and we now have to proceed to battle and proceed to work day in and day trip to create the higher society for our kids, for this world, for this nation that we all know is feasible. It’s attainable.”
Stephen Colbert, in the meantime, stated: “Effectively, fuck. It occurred. Once more.
“After a weird and harsh marketing campaign fueled by a determined want to not go to jail, Donald Trump has gained the 2024 election. The deep shock and sense of loss is gigantic… All day yesterday, I used to be strolling round, proudly sporting my ‘I voted’ sticker. As we speak, I wore my ‘I’m questioning my elementary perception within the goodness of humanity’ sticker.”