Kimmel Jokes About Trump as Democrats Take Congress

Jimmy Kimmel used his November 3 election-night monologue to make a crude joke linking President Donald Trump’s campaign remarks about Nicki Minaj and Ohio Sen. Jon Husted with Republican losses, as Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress. “After all the talk about Nicki Minaj’s ass, Jon Husted’s ass, the only ass on Trump’s mind tonight is the one that just got handed to him,” Kimmel said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The line referred to Trump’s comments about Minaj and Husted and turned them into a punchline about the election results. Kimmel described the Democratic gains as a “blue wave” and then a “blue tsunami.” He also said, “The blue wave has made landfall, and now the Red Wedding begins,” invoking a violent episode from Game of Thrones to characterize Republican losses. The program’s election-night material included jokes about the results as they were coming in; some races had not yet been called when the monologue aired. The election outcome gave Democrats control of the House and Senate. The new congressional majorities are due to take office when the next Congress convenes in January 2027. Kimmel’s broadcast also included a joke about Trump running out of...