Jimmy Kimmel returned Tuesday night from the holiday weekend to brief the surprisingly dramatic, if ultimately anticlimactic conclusion for Donald Trump’s second indictment.
“Mitch McConnell tried to do both at the weekend,” the late-night host began. “After McConnell voted for acquittal, he delivered a blasphemous speech in which he expressed Trump’s actions and actual condemnation. I basically say, ‘Donald Trump is guilty of all the things I just found him guilty of.’ ‘
Instead of giving McConnell the triumphant video treatment, Kimmel broadcast audio of his scathing speech behind the video of a turtle eating a leaf, before joking: “It was the turtle versus the crazy yellow rabbit.”
As Trump “may not tweet” and “must write letters now,” Kimmel read from the statement of seven paragraphs the former president announced earlier in the day. “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Senator Mitch McConnell at the helm,” Trump declared, adding: stay with him, they will not win again. ”
“Revealed,” Kimmel echoed. ‘Did Donald Trump meet his wife? Melania has not smiled since 2011. ”
“Now, I have to say, I think Mitch McConnell blew it,” the host continued. “It was his party’s best chance to make sure Trump would never run again.”
Finally, to bring the point home, he offered an analogy to viewers. ‘You remember the end of Lord of the Rings when Frodo brought the ring to the volcano and then decided not to throw it in? It was like a stupid version of it. ‘
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