Jimmy Kimmel clearly saw the signs of Herschel Walker’s senatorial loss on Tuesday night, because in his monologue, filmed that afternoon, he admitted to being sad at “the idea that Herschel Walker won’t be on camera every day.” And so he presented a touching in memoriam video for Walker’s political career that included all the highlights and lowlights of the former NFL-ers extremely weird campaign.
If you’re reading this, then you already know how things went: Raphael Warnock won the election by a razor thin 50.7%, securing Democrats a crucial seat and a 51-49 Senate majority.
In his monologue, Kimmel ran down how the candidates spent the last day of the campaign, starting with an accurate joke referencing Walker’s many lies about his personal life. Kimmel noted that Walker’s patron, Donald Trump, didn’t go to Georgia to campaign for Walker, but noted the ex-president’s social media statements were kind of weird.
Trump, Kimmel related, posted on Truth Social, “Vote today for Herschel, he will never let you down!”
“Unless you’re one of his kids. Then he will very likely let you down,” Kimmel joked.
Kimmel noted how the race could have been affected by Georgia’s weather. He also mentioned how Fox News has been covering the election. Then the host broke down the myriad ways Walker is a bad candidate regardless of whether you agree with him. This included his many secret kids and secret abortions, his history of domestic abuse, his many lies about his past, and, of course, the fact he lives in Texas, not Georgia.
“But he did play football. That is true,” Kimmel conceded. And that’s when Walker got to his tribute.
“And now the voters will decide if he stays or if he goes. And I have to say, as a person who does a show every night, the idea that Herschel Walker won’t be on camera every day, is sad to me,” Kimmel said.
“So, whatever happens tonight, I just want to say, it has been a wild ride. Thank you and whatever the outcome, I thought it would be nice to take one long look back – at one of the most entertaining Senate campaigns in the history of this country.”
Watch it all in the video above.