Jimmy Kimmel not 'mentally prepared' for Kamala Harris to potentially lose the election

Late nighttime big Jimmy Kimmel said during an question and reply connected Wednesday that he was not "mentally prepared" for Vice President Kamala Harris perchance losing nan predetermination to erstwhile President Trump.

"I was telling my wife, I don’t consciousness for illustration I’m mentally prepared for nan anticipation of a loss. I’m not ready. I person to get location wherever I'm fresh for either scenario," Kimmel said, speaking to MSNBC big Joe Scarborough, who wondered whether he looked guardant to a clip erstwhile they weren't talking astir Trump each azygous day.

"You’re going to person to beryllium up nan adjacent greeting talking astir what happened aliases what didn’t hap and what connection do you want to nonstop to group who watch nan show. Most of my shows aren’t important. That 1 seems a small spot much important than others because I do person a batch of group benignant of asking maine what I deliberation and going on pinch what I think, and it’s a large responsibility," Kimmel continued. 

Kimmel hit nan run trail this week to stump for Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, which included a extremity astatine a Harris run section agency successful Nevada. The precocious nighttime big led a fundraiser for nan then-Biden-Harris run successful June and lent his sanction to a Harris run fundraising email past month, successful which he endorsed Harris for president and trashed Trump.

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Late nighttime big Jimmy Kimmel sat down for an question and reply pinch Joe Scarborough and said he was not mentally prepared for VP Kamala Harris perchance losing nan election. (Screenshot/MSNBC)

Kimmel, a large professional of Trump, besides took clip to knock nan erstwhile president and his supporters during nan interview. 

"I’m an optimistic person, I’m not hysterical, I laughter erstwhile group say, ‘Oh, you’ve sewage Trump derangement syndrome.’ If you’re a reasonable personification you should person Trump derangement syndrome. And by nan way, I deliberation he has derangement syndrome astir america too," he said. 

The precocious nighttime big said Trump was "dangerous" and "stupid." 

"I deliberation what we’re forgetting, I support forgetting it, and I person to support reminding myself, he’s not conscionable moving for president, he’s moving to enactment retired of situation and that’s a beautiful powerful thing. He is virtually moving for his freedom," Kimmel claimed.

Scarborough besides asked nan wide precocious nighttime big if he was concerned astir having to "change" what he does if Trump wins successful November.

"Well, it won’t change. I americium not — I’m concerned, certainly, I deliberation that it would beryllium truthful un-American if he were to travel aft group speaking retired against him," Kimmel responded.

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Jimmy Kimmel smiles arsenic he acknowledgment unpaid workers astatine a Democratic coordinated run canvass motorboat pinch U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) connected October 21, 2024 successful Las Vegas, Nevada.  ( (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images))

Kimmel was precocious joined by Gov Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' moving mate, connected his show, and nan precocious nighttime big made nary mention that he is backing nan Harris-Walz run while giving Walz a precocious nighttime web level to speak to voters. 

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During nan interview, Kimmel called Walz a "really bully man" that nan state needs, and referred to him arsenic "America’s sweetheart."

In turn, Walz told Kimmel astir his campaign’s affirmative imagination for nan country, noting that they will "turn nan page" connected nan Trump era.