Jay Leno is taking an optimistic view of the results of the 2024 presidential election, saying it was a “nice day for democracy” as a result of “it was honest, it was trustworthy.”
The previous Tonight Present host spoke about Donald Trump’s victory throughout an look on The Talk on Wednesday. Whereas he admitted that he’s “no fan” of Trump, “The great factor about this election is, it was honest, it was trustworthy.”
“OK, I used to be not a fan, however that’s OK, it’s the President of america — let’s all get collectively, thanks very a lot,” Leno continued. “You already know my worry is that they’re going to be watching this, and there are 1,100 votes out of 300 million between, and it’s going to be identify calling about, ‘OK, right here’s the reply, OK? That is the factor.’ And it was finished occupation — there was no dishonest. Everyone says it was trustworthy. I imply, it’s an important day for democracy.”
In a separate interview with TheWrap, Leno defined why he would haven’t any need to host The Tonight Present throughout Trump’s presidency, citing the nation’s intense polarization. “Folks say to me, ‘Oh I wager you would like you have been doing The Tonight Present when Trump was president.’ No, I don’t. As a result of if you actually don’t like a man, it’s worse … I imply, you see how polarizing it will get now. I type of blame Trump for all of that. As a result of at The Tonight Present, we used to make enjoyable of either side, and folks couldn’t actually determine your politics. So you bought the entire viewers. Now, you both get the Trump folks, like Gutfeld, otherwise you get the anti-Trump folks, like Kimmel. Which, to me — I’ll take all people’s cash, thanks. I play each crowds.”
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