Jimmy Kimmel on RNC convention: ‘They’re very nervous about the midterms, and rightly so’
Late-night hosts recapped the Republican event in Dallas and calls to ban Zohran Mamdani from 9/11 ceremonies
TL;DR
- Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Michael Kosta criticized the Republican National Committee's "midterm convention."
- The convention was poorly attended, with free tickets distributed and many Republican lawmakers absent.
- Kimmel noted that lawmakers are "nervous about the midterms" and in "serious danger of losing bigly."
- Kosta highlighted remarks by JD Vance about "celebrating" 9/11 and contrasted it with President Bush's 2001 message of Islam being peace.
- Both hosts criticized the petition to ban Muslim New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani from 9/11 ceremonies.