Jimmy Kimmel compares Republican election losses to ‘Game Of Thrones’: “The Red Wedding begins”

Jimmy Kimmel reacted to the US midterm election, and compared the Republican losses to the infamous Game Of Thrones Red Wedding. Millions of voters turned up to the polls for yesterday’s (Tuesday November 3) midterm elections, and gave a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump, his policies and the Republican candidates he threw his backing behind. In what has been referred to as the ‘Blue Wave’, Democrats went on to win eight Senate seats previously owned by Republicans – including seats in Texas, Ohio, Georgia and Iowa – and took control of the chamber. Trump accepted the results via his Truth Social platform, but blamed the extensive losses on the fact that his name was not an option on the ballot, quipping that if it were, they “would have won in a landslide”. Much of the voter anger is said to come from the rising cost of living and fuel caused by Trump’s war with Iran. Famous faces have since taken to social media to respond to the results, with US chat host Jimmy Kimmel using his show to predict that the aftermath will be like the fatal ‘Red Wedding’ in HBO’s Game Of Thrones – the memorable season three episode that saw multiple main characters ambushed and killed. “After ...