Trump’s pre-election messages missed voters’ concerns, Jimmy Kimmel reacts as midterm election results emerge
Results emerge during taping
Midterm election results were still arriving as Jimmy Kimmel recorded his show on Tuesday. At that point, enough information had emerged to suggest the direction things were heading. The results were not yet fully in while Kimmel was taping, leaving the picture incomplete.
Kimmel criticizes campaign messaging
Kimmel took aim at messages Trump and Republicans had pushed in the period before the midterms. He argued that those themes were far removed from the issues Americans cared about at the time. His comments connected the campaign’s political messaging with the concerns he said mattered to voters.
Trump’s campaign remarks revisited
Kimmel also reflected on Trump’s own efforts on the campaign trail. Among the moments he revisited was Trump’s recent fixation on the word “ass.” The remarks formed part of Kimmel’s response to the election and the campaigning that preceded it.
Key points
- Kimmel taped his show Tuesday while midterm results were still coming in.
- He mocked messages Trump and Republicans promoted before the election.
- Kimmel said those messages differed from issues Americans cared about.
- He also revisited Trump’s recent focus on the word “ass.”