Late Night Gets to Brag About Election Day

"It was a blue wave across America on Election Day. The Late Show, Late Night, The Daily Show, and The Tonight Show celebrated democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's triumph over the Trump-endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race in addition to Virginia governor-elect Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill. On the back of President Donald Trump declaring war on late night, Jordan Klepper, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and even Jimmy Fallon took the opportunity to call Trump a loser, celebrate Mamdani's new policies, and, for the first time in a while, feel "good.""

""Tonight, my heart is full of something I have not felt in almost a year," Colbert said at the top of his monologue. "And that is ... 'good.'" He congratulated Mamdani, promising him that "in New York mayoral tradition, you will now get unlimited flights on Turkish Air and the right to murder one groundhog." He also congratulated Sherrill and Spanberger while getting some punches in on Sherrill's New Jersey, theorizing that the state motto is "$20 of Unleaded, Please." Hey, he may like the results, but he's still a New Yorker."

"Kimmel, who faced off against the Trump administration earlier this year when Trump's FCC chair, Brendan Carr, called for his show to be taken off the airwaves, was thrilled by the election results. He was particularly excited because Democrats have lost this year "more than the New York Jets." Finally, he got a chance to belittle Trump using Trump's favorite word: loser. "Everything he touched was a loser," Kimmel crowed. "Trump hasn't been this embarrassed since he found out there was a Donald Trump Jr.""

Late-night television celebrated a Democratic sweep on Election Day, highlighting wins by Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger, and Mikie Sherrill. Multiple hosts used monologues to mock President Donald Trump, calling him a loser and ridiculing his actions and endorsements. Stephen Colbert expressed an uncommon sense of feeling "good" and joked about mayoral traditions and state mottos. Jimmy Kimmel referenced past clashes with the Trump administration and delighted in the election outcomes. The shows framed the results as a rebuke to Trump and a moment of renewed optimism for Democrats and their supporters.

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