Late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon reacted to President Trump’s return to the White House on Monday, describing the president being sworn 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 also had a dream. I mean, it had to be a dream, right? Meyers said at the beginning of his show NBC, “Late Night.” “It’s too weird to be real,” he added.
After joking about other headlines, Meyers said, “So, that’s it, right? We’re done with the news and can we move on now? Oh s—, right, Donald Trump is now the president of the United States. Oh . , are you.
Meyers also opined on Trump’s speech, describing it as “A disturbingly low-energy mix of ominous fascism and weird s–t that nobody but Donald Trump and his minions 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. Late night guests, which most expressed support 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’s happened. Donald Trump is the new president.”
“So, how, how, where do we start? Let’s start, first of all. Do you have any sense of today? How did we get here?” Colbert added.
Fallon on NBC’s “Tonight Show” was met with boos after declaring, “Guys, today, Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.”
“We’re all united. That’s nice to know,” he said, responding to the crowd’s reaction.
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President Trump delivers his second presidential inaugural address on January 20, 2024.
Kimmel told a story on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”! about the beginning of his day, which includes his son peeing in 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. Another time. A second time. Donald Trump became the first convicted felon to be sworn in as president of the United States,” said Kimmel, a Frequent criticism of the president.
Kimmel said during an October interview that he was not “mentally prepared” for Vice President Kamala Harris to potentially lose the election to former President Trump.
“I told my wife, I don’t feel mentally prepared for the possibility of a loss. I’m not ready. I have to get to where I’m ready for any scenario,” Kimmel said, speaking. 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 took aim at Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday. (Screenshot/Kimmel)
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“You have to wake up the next morning talking about what happened or what didn’t happen and what message you want to send to the people watching the show,” Kimmel continued. “Most of my shows are not important. That one seems a little more important than the others because I have many people who ask me what I think and going with what I think, and it is a great responsibility.” he added.
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2025-01-22 05:00:00
