Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon responded Monday to President Trump’s return to the White House, describing the president’s swearing-in as a “long national nightmare.”
‘I’m going to the news. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and like Martin Luther King, I too had a dream. I mean, it had to be a dream, right?’ Meyers said at the start of his NBC show “Late Night.” “It’s too weird to be true,” he added.
After joking about other headlines, Meyers said, “So that’s it, right? We’re done with the news and can now move on? Oh s—, right, Donald Trump is now the President of the United States .oh, yes.
Meyers also had an opinion on Trump’s speech, describing it as “A disturbing, low-energy mix of ominous fascism and weirdness that no one but Donald Trump and his minions even care about.”
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Late night host Seth Meyers reacts to President Trump’s return to the White House. (Screenshot/LateNightSethMeyers)
Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday. The nighttime hosts, especially those expressed his support for former President Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris did not hold back in mocking the ceremony and the new president.
On CBS’ “The Late Show,” Colbert said, “Well, ladies and gentlemen. It happened. Donald Trump is president again.”
“So, how, how, where do we start? First of all, let’s go. Do you understand today? How did we get here?’ Colbert added.
Fallon was met with boos on NBC’s “Tonight Show” after declaring, “Guys, today Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.”
“We are all united. That’s great to know,” he said, responding to the crowd’s reaction.
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President Trump will deliver his second presidential inaugural address on January 20, 2024.
Kimmel told a story on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” about the start of his day with his son peeing his bed and his dog pooping in the hallway, which he said was just an “appetizer” before the inauguration.
“Today at noon eastern, our long national nightmare was officially sworn in. Again. A second time. Donald Trump became the first convicted felon to be sworn in as President of the United States,” said Kimmel, a frequent critic of the president.
Kimmel said during An interview in October revealed that he was not “mentally prepared” for Vice President Kamala Harris potentially losing the election to former President Trump.
“I told my wife that I don’t feel like I’m mentally prepared for the possibility of a loss. I’m not ready for it. I have to get to where I’m ready for either scenario,” Kimmel said. to MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, who wondered if he was looking forward to a time when they weren’t talking about Trump every day.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel focused Monday on Donald Trump’s return to the White House. (Screenshot/Kimmel)
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“You’re going to have to be up the next morning talking about what did or didn’t happen and what message you want to send to people watching the show,” Kimmel continued. “Most of my shows are not important. That one seems a little more important than others because there are a lot of people who ask me what I think and go along with what I think, and it is a big responsibility,” he added.
