Comedians React to Trump’s Response After Midterm Elections

Late-night hosts took aim at President Donald Trump following the Democrats’ victory in the midterm elections, which resulted in their control of Congress. These comedians mocked Trump’s campaign activities and his efforts to distance himself from the Republican loss.

Trump’s ongoing conflict with late-night television personalities continues. He has often criticized and threatened these hosts. Jimmy Fallon linked the election results to Trump’s appearance at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where the president discussed its renovation. Fallon quipped, “President Trump couldn’t do it with the Reflecting Pool, but last night he turned the whole country blue.” The Tonight Show host further described the defeat as “a blue wave caused by an orange president” and joked that departing Republicans portrayed a “reverse January 6th.”

Jimmy Kimmel labeled the Democratic triumph a “blue tsunami” and jested that the only “a**” Trump considered was “the one that just got handed to him.” This joke alluded to Trump’s campaign comments on Republican Jon Husted’s physique, who lost Ohio’s Senate race to Democrat Sherrod Brown. Kimmel also joked that Trump ran out of dipping-sauce containers to throw at the TV, calling him “a lame duck and an orange chicken at the same time.” When Trump hinted that Republicans might have done better if he were on the ballot, Kimmel retorted, “Oh, shut up. Just shut up, please.”

Seth Meyers targeted Trump’s reaction, ridiculing his attempt to shift blame after the Democrats’ victory. He also noted Fox News’s reserved response. Additionally, The Daily Show shared a brief social media post stating, “Congratulations to Donald Trump on a successful regime change.”

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Newsweek’s team, with the help of Martyn, an AI assistant, compiled this report.