From The Hollywood Reporter · Hilary Lewis · · 50s
Kimmel Bashes Trump After Democrats' Midterms 'Tsunami'
Jimmy Kimmel Live! reacts to Democrats' midterm election wins.
In brief
Jimmy Kimmel Live! reacts to Democrats' midterm election wins. Jimmy Kimmel criticized Trump after Democrats' midterm election wins. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! reacts to midterm results
Jimmy Kimmel became the first late night host to take on the results of the 2026 midterm elections late Tuesday night.
Other late night shows avoided election coverage
While none of the major late night shows went live on election night, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! reportedly taped later than usual on Tuesday night to react to some of the early returns.
Colbert's show ended after cancellation
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show was the only other major late night show to air a new episode Tuesday night, but that was taped before many of the polls closed.
The takeaway
Jimmy Kimmel criticized Trump after Democrats' midterm election wins.
