Kimmel Celebrates Democratic Midterm Gains in Tuesday Monologue as Trump Reportedly Reacts

On Tuesday night, Nov. 3, Jimmy Kimmel used his monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live to celebrate Democratic gains in the midterm elections, calling the results a blue wave and even a blue tsunami, though not all races had been called when the episode aired. He said one Harvard election model had put the chance of Republicans keeping the House at about 5 percent, and he highlighted James Talarico's successful campaign in Texas. Kimmel said Trump was reportedly angry and cursing as the returns came in. He also joked about remarks Trump made at an Oct. 25 rally in Michigan, where he praised Nicki Minaj's backside, and about Vice President JD Vance.

Rolling Stone, the left-leaning source, leads with Kimmel's blue-tsunami declaration and headlines its story with his "Red Wedding" line, featuring the Harvard odds joke, the Talarico reference and the report that Trump was cursing. Billboard, the alternative source, leads with the Minaj joke and builds its headline around that crude remark, quoting Trump's rally comment and noting Kimmel's point that Democrats took both the House and Senate in historic fashion; its opening does not mention the Harvard odds or the reported anger. The Washington Times, the right-leaning source, leads with the claim that Trump took a major loss, describing Kimmel's celebration of Democratic wins in a brief excerpt without the jokes or the odds. All three agree Kimmel celebrated Democratic wins in his Tuesday monologue, but left coverage stresses the blue wave and Trump's reported anger, alternative coverage the Minaj joke, and right coverage Trump's loss.