Los Angeles, California:

American comic and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who usually shows his audience the funny side of things, could not find his smile on the day Donald Trump was elected President of the US for a second time. The renowned TV host teared and choked up during his opening monologue of his nightly hour-long show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on ABC.

Calling it “A terrible night, last night” Mr Kimmel, visibly disturbed and in despair over Donald Trump’s electoral win, said he tried a lot, but couldn’t see anything positive from the US election result.

“Let’s be honest, it was a terrible night last night. It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hardworking immigrants who make this country great,” he said emotionally choking briefly as the live audience applauded to help cheer him up.

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Mr Kimmel went on to say that “…terrible for healthcare, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech… a terrible night for poor people, for the middle-class, for senior citizens, for social security…. for our allies in Ukraine,” choking up again, but still continuing “For NATO, for the truth… terrible night for democracy, and for decency, and for everyone who voted against him… but guess what, it was a bad night for anyone who voted for him too – you just don’t realise it yet…” as the audience applauded him again.

Standing in front of a backdrop that showed a usual American cityscape in total darkness, Mr Kimmel finally found his humour amid the gloom when he said “…and most of all, it was an absolute disaster of a night for Melania,” as the audience burst into a fit of laughter.

He then gathered steam to roast President-elect Trump from his stage, before ending his monologue with “the only positive thing I could find”.

“Maybe in the long run we, the people will realise that maybe this is what we needed for us all to wake up. Maybe the people who care so much about him need to find out how little he cares about them…maybe the only positive from this is that he will not be able to run for President again in 2029.”

Meanwhile, another renowned talk show host and comedian, Stephen Colbert, who hosts the Late Show on CBS, also spoke about Trump’s victory. He addressed the remark most journalists face that Donald Trump is good for more news or comic material, with a witty comeback.

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“As a late night host, people often say to me ‘C’mon…part of you would want Trump to win, because he gives you so much material to work with’…. well, no,” he said, adding that “Noone tells the guy who cleans the bathroom, ‘Wow, you must love it when someone has explosive diarrhea coz there is so much material for you to work with’,” as the audience laughed and sniggered.

He left the audience in splits when he concluded his monologue by saying, “The first time Donald Trump was elected, he started off as a joke and ended up as a tragedy…. this time he is starting off as a tragedy; who knows how he’ll end up… maybe a limerick? ‘There once was a man who was orange… damn it!”

Mr Colbert summed it up by saying, “Who knows what the next four years are going to be like…”
 

New York:

If Kamala Harris wins the US election she has made clear one change sure to come to the White House: the first president in eight years who actually enjoys a beer. In contrast to teetotalers Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Harris revealed on late night TV Tuesday that she likes the occasional brew.

The Democrat cracked open a can of Miller High Life at the prompting of host Stephen Colbert.

“Elections, I think, are won on vibes because one of the old saws is they just want somebody they can have a beer with,” he said.

“So, would you like to have a beer with me so I can tell people what that’s like?”

The comic revealed that showrunners had checked ahead of time what they should serve up “because we can’t just be giving a drink to the vice president of the United States.”

As she took the can of Miller High Life — a 4.6 percent beer whose makers say its “easy-drinking flavor is the epitome of the American lager category” — Harris revealed she had most recently supped booze with her husband, Doug Emhoff.

While having a beer with Stephen Colbert, Kamala Harris says, “He lost millions of jobs. He lost manufacturing. You lost automotive plants, you lost the election. What does that make you? A loser. This is what somebody at my rallies said.” pic.twitter.com/leNrj6OVV3

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 9, 2024

“OK, the last time I had a beer was at a baseball game with Doug,” she said as she cracked the can, adding: “Cheers.”

“There you go. It’s cold. From the beautiful city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,” said Colbert, referring to one of the seven swing states that could decide the 2024 presidential election.

“The champagne of beers,” Harris replied, quoting the drink’s marketing tagline.

The appearance was part of a media blitz that has also seen Harris sit with the hosts of “The View” and do a lengthy interview with Howard Stern on SiriusXM.

Like those outlets, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was a friendly environment that was never going to involve probing questions.

And Colbert’s frequent mockery of Trump boosted Harris’ message.

When he asked her about Trump’s loss in 2020 — which the billionaire still refuses to accept — she jumped on the opportunity to taunt her opponent.

“You know, when you lost millions of jobs, you lost manufacturing, you lost automotive plants, you lost the election, what does that make you? A loser,” she said.

“This is what happens when I drink beer,” she laughed.

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