Jimmy Kimmel scorched Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Friday evening for giving up a “kidney” in his determined battle to change into speaker of the House.
“Kevin McCarthy made some progress today by basically opening up a concession stand, handing out concession after concession” as he gave away the shop in a bid for his job, Kimmel mocked.
To acquire votes, McCarthy “had to come up with something to give these people,” Kimmel smirked. “I think he’s going to be fine with one kidney; most donors go on to live very healthy, very productive lives.”
McCarthy misplaced repeatedly, regardless that he had no actual candidate opposing him, Kimmel famous. He went all the way down to defeat all these occasions “running against himself,” Kimmel mentioned.
“He’s like the guy, your friend at the bachelor party, who’s getting beaten so badly at the black jack table you start to think about calling his wife,” Kimmel quipped.
Kimmel additionally famous the two-year anniversary of the rebel — and linked it to the mess America simply witnessed within the House.
“Two years ago today, Donald Jennifer Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of our democracy and drive it right into a big, beautiful wall,” he mentioned. “And things in Congress have been running very smoothly ever since.”
Check out the complete monologue right here:
