Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump After Democrats Sweep 2 Chambers in Projected 2026 Midterm Upset
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Nov 4
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump After Democrats Sweep 2 Chambers in Projected 2026 Midterm Upset
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Nov 4
Summary
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live taped late Tuesday, making Kimmel the first major late-night host to react on air to Democrats’ projected wins in both the House and Senate.
Historic projected pickups in Georgia, Texas, Ohio, South Carolina and Kansas drove the monologue, giving Kimmel an opening to say Trump had “the one that just got handed to him” on election night.
Kimmel also mocked Vice President J.D. Vance and joked that Trump was watching Fox News at the White House “trying to give himself an insurrection,” while recapping key races as results were still coming in.
The late-night response was limited elsewhere: The Daily Show aired a new episode taped before many polls closed, and Stephen Colbert was absent after CBS canceled The Late Show, which ended in May.