Jimmy Kimmel gets emotional over Donald Trump, Reading Letters
The Controversy: TV hosts break down after President-elect Donald Trump’s win.
Thank you for the piece on late-night TV hosts and their reactions to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory (“Good grief! TV hosts get weepy,” Nov. 8).
I tuned in to Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue the evening following the election.
It was pitiful, and I relished every moment of it.
The late-night hosts, along with most ABC, CBS, and NBC news anchors, seemed to be campaigning hard for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Now, it’s satisfying to see them face the music.
I miss the days when hosts like Johnny Carson would jest about all presidents and politicians.
These days, I stick to reruns of “Seinfeld.”
Sheldon Ehrenreich
West Hempstead
Jimmy Kimmel got emotional on his show the day after Trump’s victory.
I think it’s because he realized all his anti-Trump talk had no impact on the election, and Trump performed even better than expected.
He proceeded to list all the negative things that would occur during Trump’s presidency.
How disconnected can you be?
David Balsam
Brooklyn
Remember Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show”? Recall if he voted for Richard Nixon or Hubert Humphrey in 1968.
You probably can’t because, to my knowledge, Carson never disclosed his personal choices. Even if he was disheartened by the election outcome, you wouldn’t know it.
The jokes kept coming.
Jim Vespe
Mamaroneck
Kimmel was the worst. After detailing all the people who would suffer because of the “Orange Hitler,” Kimmel couldn’t resist.
He had to express his pity for Trump voters, implying they couldn’t comprehend the mistake they made.
His disrespectful remark typified a level of conceit that has permeated many in the political elite.
Robert DiNardo
Farmingdale
Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and others were all in a panic after Trump’s victory.
Kimmel even had a segment where he packed to leave the country. Good riddance.
None of the current hosts uphold the late, great Johnny Carson’s format when he was on the air.
Late-night shows should focus on comedy and entertainment, not incessantly bashing a political leader.
Harold Fishman
Manhattan
The Conflict: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s power move to resist the incoming administration.
Some Democratic governors, like Gavin Newsom of California and Phil Murphy of New Jersey, assert they are prepared to oppose Trump (“Gav: I’ll ‘Trump-proof’ Cali,” Nov. 8).
What poor excuses they are for leaders.
Murphy appears to be afraid of his own shadow.
Newsom has made such a mess of California that people are fleeing the state in droves.
Brenda Hodgkiss
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Gavin suggests that Californians need to be shielded from the evils of the rest of Republican America, it seems.
If Gavin wants out so badly, maybe he should construct a border wall, learn a new language, and cut off all commerce with the rest of the United States.
Samuel Frazer
Fort Myers, Fla.
Gavin Newsom ought to cease the divisive rhetoric and focus on fixing California, much like he did with San Francisco.
It’s Newsom’s policies, along with those of the Biden-Harris administration, that handed President-elect Trump a resounding victory last week.
James Pappas
Los Angeles, Calif.
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