As President Joe Biden prepares to go away the White Home on Monday (January 20), Jimmy Kimmel is questioning what Fox Information must discuss now that their straightforward goal is strolling off into the sundown.
On Thursday’s (January 16) episode of Jimmy Kimmel Stay!, the late-night host opened his monologue by discussing Biden’s farewell handle to the nation forward of Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday.
“His speech was 18 minutes lengthy, which can be the period of time it takes the President to pee,” Kimmel quipped earlier than occurring to say the speech was “extra of a stern speaking to.”
“Biden warned us about threats to democracy, together with the decline of American journalism, the harmful seeds of oligarchy… mainly his message was, ‘I’m getting the hell out of right here, you in all probability ought to too.’”
Kimmel stated that whereas he was watching Biden’s speech, he couldn’t assist however suppose that “in 4 days, Donald Trump will probably be sleep-farting behind that exact same desk, with a drawer filled with dipping sauces on the prepared.”
The comic then turned his consideration to Fox Information’ protection of the speech, stating, “It was an opportunity for Fox and Associates to take a superb arduous take a look at what issues most to this nation.”
He then threw to a clip of the Fox and Associates hosts declaring how Biden was sitting on a pillow throughout his Oval Workplace speech. Nevertheless, the Fox Information emblem was protecting the pillow, so viewers couldn’t truly see what the hosts have been referencing.
“We don’t know if it simply was a tough 4 years or no matter, however apparently, he has taken now to sitting on a pillow,” one of many hosts stated.
“And it’s not even a MyPillow!” Kimmel responded. “Are you able to think about?”
He added, “The individuals criticizing us for the way we dealt with the fires don’t even know to not block the pillow with their emblem,” Kimmel continued earlier than questioning what Fox Information goes to do when “[Biden] is sitting again residence in Delaware.”
“Who’re they going to assault now?” he requested. “I suppose it’s again to the homosexual M&Ms.”
Elsewhere in his monologue, Kimmel touched on Trump’s plan to assist Hollywood, referring to a Fact Social put up the place the incoming President stated he’s enlisted actors Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, and Sylvester Stallone as “Particular Ambassadors” to Hollywood.
“They may function Particular Envoys to me for the aim of bringing Hollywood, which has misplaced a lot enterprise during the last 4 years to Overseas International locations, BACK – BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE,” Trump wrote.
“In different phrases, Trump noticed The Expendables 3 on his airplane final evening and was like, ‘Hmm, I want these guys to assist,’” Kimmel joked.
You possibly can watch Kimmel’s full opening monologue within the video above.
Jimmy Kimmel Stay!, Weeknights, 11:35pm ET/PT, ABC