Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t assist however giggle after Ted Cruz ripped into Marjorie Taylor Greene’s supposed new liberal beliefs.
The comic addressed the continued authorities shutdown throughout Thursday’s monologue on “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!,” the place he applauded Greene, a far-right consultant from Georgia, for “difficult” her occasion amid the standstill.
“Yesterday, we discovered that insurance coverage premiums for tens of millions of Individuals, their healthcare is about to skyrocket. One of many solely Republicans who appears to care about that’s, of all individuals, Marjorie Taylor Greene,” he mentioned. “She’s been difficult her occasion and the speaker of the home, which is so attention-grabbing as a result of there’s a girl who didn’t simply drink the Kool-Assist, she chugged it.”
He added: “I imply, she drank all of the Kool-Assist — and never simply the common flavors like, ‘shut the borders’ and ‘the election was stolen.’ She drank the obscure restricted time solely flavors like, ‘Jewish House Laser’ and ‘Pizzagate.’ And now she’s trying round at these individuals and he or she’s like, ‘Are you guys nuts?’”
Kimmel joked that Greene had gone “up to now proper” she had “come out on the opposite aspect.”
But, because the late evening host highlighted, lots of Greene’s Republican friends — together with Senator Cruz — didn’t respect her criticism.
“Ted Cruz is so upset with Marjorie he can barely unhinge his jaw to swallow a piglet,” Kimmel joked earlier than displaying footage of the Texas senator accusing Greene of adopting “very liberal” beliefs.
“In fact that’s a only a brazen lie. She’s not for open borders. She’s not for amnesty,” Kimmel continued. “However I’ve to say, I like this. It seems like ‘Jurassic Park’ when the velociraptors activate the fellows who run the place.”
Greene is ready to get extra consideration in coming days, as she’s booked appearances on each “Actual Time With Invoice Maher” and “The View.”
Watch Kimmel’s full monologue above.
“Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET.
