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‘America’s Main Character’
Time magazine has named President-elect Donald Trump as its person of the year for 2024.
“Trump is the first man in history to be Time’s person of the year and McDonald’s employee of the month,” Jimmy Fallon said. “History is being made!”
“Trump said the honor feels just as exciting as the birth of his child, except he was present for the award.” — JIMMY FALLON
“So it’s the second time he’s had the honor, with the first coming after his presidential win in 2016. That was also the same week Hillary Clinton canceled her subscription and smashed her server with a hammer.” — DANA PERINO, guest host of “Gutfeld!”
“The editorial board mentioned Trump’s historic comeback, his impact on global politics and how we increased his votes from Blacks, Latinos and people named Biden.” — DANA PERINO
“The difference: In 2016, the cover called him ‘President of the divided states of America.’ This year, it’s simply his name, even though there was plenty of room for ‘Cry harder, losers.’” — DANA PERINO
“Now, obviously, Donald Trump is the person of the year. At this point, he’s basically America’s main character.” — MICHAEL KOSTA
“Sadly, there’s no one left to roll it up and spank him with it. Maybe Elon will do it for him, I don’t know.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“According to the Time website, the person of the year is bestowed upon ‘a person, group, or concept that had the biggest impact for good or for ill.’ Which, that’s him, all right. It was a no-brainer in every sense of the word.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“By the way, just to put Trump’s Time cover in context, it’s not exactly a mark of greatness. The president who currently holds the record for the most Time magazine covers, it isn’t a universally beloved one, like F.D.R., J.F.K. or George Washington. Not because Time wasn’t around in the 1700s, but because Washington was more of a People magazine time of guy.” — SETH MEYERS
“But I guess once again, Time has not been kind to Joe Biden.” — MICHAEL KOSTA
The Punchiest Punchlines (Clemency For Christmas Edition)
“President Biden announced the largest act of clemency in modern history today and said, ‘America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances.’ Adding, ‘And man did that come back to bite us.’” — SETH MEYERS
“Because today, on his way out of office, he used his power of the presidency to commute 1,500 sentences and pardon 39 people. Wow, I did not know he had 39 sons — that’s impressive.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“After announcing the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history today, President Biden suggested he would pardon additional Americans and said, ‘I will take more steps in the weeks ahead.’ Well, careful, ’cause steps aren’t your strong suit.” — SETH MEYERS
“It is the biggest single act of clemency in modern American history. Before this, the biggest act of clemency was on election night.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“He’s handing out pardons like they’re Werther’s Originals.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Bits Worth Watching
Twenty years after the end of “Friends,” Lisa Kudrow told Jimmy Fallon she still can’t escape fans asking her to sing “Smelly Cat.”
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Leslye Headland’s new play, “Cult of Love,” is a hilarious and harrowing home-for-the-holidays dramedy starring Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley and Mare Winningham.
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