The Thursday editions of the late night comedy shows truly proved that they are simply MSNBC with more jokes. Like that network, they appreciated that the first American pope, the newly elected Leo XIV, has criticized President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on immigration. The fact that he would rebuke their views on abortion, gender, and sexuality were inconvenient things to be ignored for the sake of politics.
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Over on ABC, Jimmy Kimmel thought there was something odd about Trump declaring he was looking forward to meeting Leo despite the latter’s previous criticism of him, “He did say he looks forward to meeting the new Chicago pope. Wait till he finds out how many times this new pope has criticized him.”
After running through some tweets from conservatives dismayed about Leo’s takes on immigration, gun control, and George Floyd, Kimmel returned to Trump, “This is a historic era. We have an American pope and a Russian president. Isn't it incredible?”
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