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Jimmy Kimmel reacts to midterm election results, mocks Trump
USA Today • • general
Key Points:
- Comedian Jimmy Kimmel celebrated the midterm election results, calling the Democratic victories a "blue tsunami" as the party gained control of both the Senate and the House, flipping at least seven Senate seats.
- Kimmel criticized President Trump's priorities, contrasting issues Americans care about—such as inflation, war, health care, and housing—with the topics emphasized by Trump's supporters.
- He welcomed the expected replacement of Republican Mike Johnson as House Speaker with Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, expressing a desire to see Johnson leave immediately.
- Joined by "Pod Save America" hosts, Kimmel and guests viewed the election outcome as signaling the "beginning of the end of the Trump era," while also warning that Trump might become more erratic in his remaining term.
- Other late-night hosts did not air new episodes on Nov. 3 due to election coverage, leaving Kimmel's show as a primary immediate reaction to the midterms.
