“Late Night” host Seth Meyers mocked the Trump administration on Wednesday after Cincinnati mayoral candidate Cory Bowman (R), JD Vance’s half-brother, lost to incumbent Aftab Pureval in a “blowout.”
Meyers — who noted that it was “hard to find anything positive” for the GOP to hang their hats on after Democratic victories in several key races — said Bowman’s loss occurred in “deep red” Ohio and it “hit close to home” for Vance, who endorsed his relative back in May.
“I didn’t even know he had a half-brother, this is like finding out Kristi Noem has a twin sister who ran for mayor of the Overlook Hotel,” quipped Meyers in a nod to the fictional hotel in Stephen King’s “The Shining.”
He said it’s “not that hard” to tell the two apart, either.
“Kristi’s sister still has her dog,” joked Meyers before a large groan from his audience.
Meyers added that he gave himself a pass to tell the joke, as his beloved dog, Frisbee, had died back in August.
Moments later, Meyers flipped to President Donald Trump’s post-election remarks where he declared that it wasn’t “expected to be a victory” for the GOP on Tuesday.
“I don’t think it was good for Republicans, I don’t think it was good — I’m not sure it was good for anybody,” said Trump at the White House.
Meyers swiftly reacted to the president’s comments: “No, I mean, I think it was good for somebody.”
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He continued, “It was an election, I don’t think Democrats at election parties all over the country were being told ‘Congrats, you won,’ and then responding by looking out a window and saying, ‘Did I?’”
Check out more of Meyers’ Wednesday monologue on “Late Night.”
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