Overview
- Democrats captured high-profile contests, including the Virginia and New Jersey governorships, New York City’s mayoralty for Zohran Mamdani, and California’s Prop. 50.
- On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel read Trump’s posts blaming Republican losses on his not being on the ballot and on the government shutdown.
- Kimmel spotlighted Trump’s cryptic line “And so it begins,” joking about its meaning in the context of the election results.
- He criticized Republicans for quickly alleging election fraud after the defeats, calling out what he described as a pattern when they lose.
- Kimmel tied the results to what he said is a 36-day shutdown and accused Trump of gaslighting on responsibility, while promoting his show’s “Big, Beautiful Food Bank” benefiting St. Joseph Center and the Los Angeles Food Bank.