Jimmy Kimmel commented on Donald Trump’s nomination of Fox Enterprise host Sean Duffy for secretary of transportation throughout his Tuesday night time monologue, calling it “certainly one of his least embarrassing picks.”
Although Duffy served as a U.S. consultant for Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019, he began his profession within the ’90s as a actuality star, which Kimmel was fast to level out.
“Duffy served in Congress for eight years, however you understand what he did earlier than that? He was on ‘The Actual World‘ and ‘Street Guidelines’ on MTV,” Kimmel mentioned. “[Trump] employed the man from ‘Street Guidelines’ to be secretary of transportation, due to course he did — the phrase ‘highway’ is correct in there.”
Kimmel continued, “And that’s certainly one of his least embarrassing picks. Perhaps he’ll choose one of many Teen Mothers to be secretary of labor!”
He cracked that Trump’s appointments are like a “season of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’” Different new nominations to Trump’s cupboard embrace Brendan Carr to go the FCC, Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies and former WWE government Linda McMahon as secretary of training. To that, Kimmel requested: “What the WWF is happening right here?”
Kimmel additionally circled again to Matt Gaetz, Trump’s choice for legal professional normal, who was — till his cupboard appointment — beneath investigation by the Home Ethics Committee for allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. He has additionally been the topic of a federal investigation for allegedly intercourse trafficking a 17-year-old lady. Gaetz has denied all allegations towards him.
Kimmel famous that the Home Ethics Committee is about to satisfy on Wednesday to determine whether or not or to not launch the report from their investigation.
“Matt Gaetz, often known as the caucasian Diddy, is within the scorching seat proper now,” he mentioned, noting that “not less than two ladies have testified earlier than the Home Ethics Committee claiming Gaetz paid them for intercourse.”
After taking part in a clip of one of many ladies’s attorneys alleging that Gaetz paid them utilizing Venmo, Kimmel known as him the “Venmolester” and mentioned: “The truth that Matt Gaetz was silly sufficient to pay for intercourse with Venmo, that alone must be disqualifying.”
Watch Kimmel’s full monologue under.
