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Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the Home yesterday and the late-night hosts have weighed in on his choice following a protracted, dramatic course of from Republicans.
On The Tonight Present, Jimmy Fallon famous that the Republicans lastly elected somebody after three weeks of delays. “Yep, they discovered somebody simply in time,” Fallon stated. “If the job had stayed open any longer it will have routinely gone to Ryan Seacrest.” He added, “Republicans stated Johnson is their first selection… after the primary 10 decisions misplaced. Then him.”
On Jimmy Kimmel Stay, Jimmy Kimmel was delighted to debate the “anti-gay, anti-choice, pro-conspiracy” Johnson. “If you happen to observe this form of factor you understand it’s a really huge day,” he stated. “After three lengthy weeks with nobody driving this filthy Greyhound bus we name America we lastly have a Speaker of the Home.” After he introduced it was Johnson, the gang booed and Kimmel replied, “I by no means heard of him both, however I realized about him at the moment… He appears terrific.”
He added that Mike Johnson is just not solely not proper for the job, however he’s most likely not even one of the best Mike Johnson on the market. “He may not even make the listing of the highest 10 Mike Johnsons,” Kimmel stated.
Stephen Colbert was prepared with the jokes on The Late Present as effectively. “Our lengthy nationwide nightmare is lastly completely different,” the late-night host knowledgeable the viewers, including that he was calling the present’s protection of the Home drama “Psycho Killers.” “They’re dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb,” he stated in tune to the Speaking Heads tune.
On Late Evening, Seth Meyers commented, “I believe they’re attempting to bore everybody into forgetting how excessive he’s. Mike Johnson is the pretend identify they provide you if you name tech assist so it sounds such as you’re speaking to somebody in Kansas if you’re positively speaking to somebody in Albania.”