Even for satirical programs, the exercise was not easy. After years of mercilessly criticizing Donald Trump, his taste for hamburgers, porn actresses and semantic atrocities, the night showstrue institutions of American television that mix humor and politics, had to negotiate the turn of the re-election of their favorite target.
The comedians got their way with sarcasm and some notes of bitterness. On CBS, the popular Stephen Colbert, who makes fun of the news four nights a week on his show “The Late Show,” said that “deeply shocked “. but at least “We will have a peaceful transfer of power. “, he noted. “It is democracy. The people have decided. And what they said is that they don’t care much about democracy. » To reassure viewers, Colbert cited an article from Wall Street Journal saying that Trump is undisciplined and has trouble concentrating. According to him, good news. “He promised to put immigrants in camps. But he doesn’t have the concentration. »
Seth Meyers, host of NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” noted that Trump is still awaiting sentencing in the case of payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. “But they give us four years. » On ABC, Jimmy Kimmel was shown packing his bags. I had heard a voter explain that he had voted for Donald Trump because Kamala Harris had refused to participate in martial arts specialist Joe Rogan’s podcast. “ There I said to myself: where did I put my passport? »
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On his show “Real Time with Bill Maher”, Friday on HBO, comedian Bill Maher, great hunter of “wokism”He mocked the blindness of Democrats who considered a second Trump term inconceivable. “ They should have known, though: Americans never turn down a second helping. » Trump dominated in all categories and won the popular vote. “ “Caught” 52% of white women, he emphasized. He also picked up their voices. » Trump called the Georgia Secretary of State to ask him to ” lose 11,000 votes »the comedian also joked; and not find them like four years ago, when he challenged the election result. Bill Maher, who had indicated he would vote for Kamala Harris, asked the losers to “look in the mirror.” “This country has had enough of woke nonsense contrary to common sense. »
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