Jimmy Kimmel struggled to hold back his tears during the opening monologue to his US talk show, describing Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election as a "terrible night". The comedian led US late-night chat show hosts offering their reaction after Mr Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, with Stephen Colbert noting the "deep shock and sense of loss is enormous" and Seth Meyers calling Mr Trump a "bad person". Meanwhile the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! kicked off his monologue noting that the choice for US president came down to a prosecutor and a criminal, "and we chose the criminal".
"More than half of this country voted for the criminal who is planning to pardon himself for his crimes. I guess this election wasn't rigged," he joked. Becoming emotional, Kimmel continued: "It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard-working immigrants who make this country go, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech.
" "It was a terrible night for poor people, for the middle class, for seniors who rely on social security, for our allies in Ukraine , for NATO, for the truth, and democracy and decency. And it was a terrible night for everyone who voted against him. And guess what? It was a bad night for everyone who voted for him too, you just don't realise it yet.
" Kimmel described it as a "really good night" for Russian leader Vladimir Putin , and "lovable billionaires like E.
