In the days leading up to Joe Biden’s first in-person interview on the night of his presidency on Jimmy Kimmel Live !, Fox News has been armed with claims that appearances are not taking the countless country. But what those who complain don’t remember is how serious Jimmy Kimmel can be when he wants to.
After joking in his monologue that “as a precautionary measure” they had gathered and removed anyone who called himself “Brandon” from the audience, Kimmel shared a full montage showing that Donald Trump was asking “difficult questions.” real and forceful journalists “to Fox and sent his” thoughts and prayers “to make them go through this” difficult time. “
When Biden finally joined Kimmel at the desk, the host reiterated Fox News’ concern not to ask “serious questions” to his guest.
“They really ask serious questions,” a sarcastic Biden replied before telling Kimmel that he was happy to have a real conversation with someone “really smart” like him.
Kimmel began by discussing a topic that interested his heart, the prevention of armed violence, and he asked without hesitation, “Why haven’t we done anything about it?”
The president blamed the “intimidation of the NRA” and the “MAGA party” that has taken control of the GOP before turning to praise Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell for meaning what he says despite his numerous disagreements on the issues.
“Like when he said we can’t confirm a Supreme Court judge when there’s a year left and then he said the opposite?” Kimmel asked in response.
Biden had no answer for that, but while he said we need another assault weapons ban, he would not “emulate Trump” by issuing any executive order that could violate the Constitution. “They also ask me,‘ Look, Republicans don’t play in the square, why do they play in the square? ’” He added. it’s a joke”.
“They also ask me, ‘Look, Republicans don’t play block, why do you play that?’ Well, guess what, if we do the same as them, our democracy would be literally in jeopardy and that’s no joke. “
When Kimmel suggested that Democrats are “playing monopoly with someone who won’t go through Go and don’t follow any of the rules,” Biden said then that we should “send them to jail.”
From there, they moved on to other areas that have failed to make significant progress in a progressive direction despite Democrats controlling the presidency and both houses of Congress, at least until the mid-term.
When Kimmel called on Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “at best,” Biden warned not to blame Democrats, the vast majority of whom are united, for the problems that 100 percent of Republicans have no interest in. solve.
As Biden went on to explain all the popular measures that a divided Congress would never allow to pass, Kimmel became more frustrated. “Maybe it’s just that Americans aren’t as knowledgeable as they should be,” the host lamented. “Or maybe there’s a death star pumping fake information into our brains.”
Biden rightly guessed he was talking about Fox News again.
“It’s enough!” Kimmel continued. “And I think you have to start calling people!” And when Biden said he had never been “so optimistic” in his life, he replied, “Why are you so optimistic? It doesn’t make sense!”
The president responded with an irrationally hopeful response about the power of “young people” in the United States today and something nonsensical about “biracial couples” in TV commercials, about which Kimmel made a crack before launching. se to his own commercial break.
At the end of the 23-minute interview, Kimmel was amazed at how things had gone wrong in the country in the two years since Biden took office, much of which dates back to his predecessor. “What a terrible job you have,” he said with a dark laugh. “I’m glad you did. But boy, boy, does this sound like a bad concert?
“We should have done something about armed violence a long time ago, the weather, we could all look back these days and say, ‘My God, why not …'” Kimmel said, before Biden interrupted to say “We’ve made some progress.”
“Some, some!” said the host in response, indicating that he clearly believes that is not enough.