Jay Leno Called The 2024 Election ‘A Great Day For Democracy’

Former late-night host Jay Leno said he was happy with the overall process of the 2024 presidential election even though he’s not a Donald Trump supporter.

“The Talk” host Natalie Morales asked Leno to share his thoughts Wednesday, saying, “We had a historic election last night and you are no stranger to going on and doing a live show, ‘The Tonight Show,’ after big elections like this. What do you remember about those days?”

“Well, you know it was different. In my day, you kind of made fun of both sides…now you kind of have to take a side and yeah, it’s a little bit different,” Leno replied.

He added, “But the nice thing about this election is, it was fair, it was honest. Okay, I was not a fan, but that’s okay. It’s the President of the United States. Let’s all get together. Thank you very much.”

Leno said he believes now is a time for unity. 

“You know my fear is…and it’s going to be name calling. There was no cheating. Everybody says it was honest. It’s a great day for democracy.”

This was similar to the former “Tonight Show” host’s comments in January. At the time, he told Piers Morgan, “I just stopped doing politics in my act all together. You know, when I did ‘The Tonight Show,’ the idea was you made fun of both sides equally…they’d both be angry. And I’d go, ‘Oh, that’s good.’ You know, they both think you’re supporting the other guy,” 

Leno added, “Now, you’ve gotta take a side and people are angry if you don’t.”

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The celeb also expanded on his feelings about Trump, saying, “I’m not a fan, and it has nothing to do with politics. I just don’t think morally — I think we could do a little bit better. You know all these indictments, whatever it might be.”

While Leno seems to be taking the election results in stride, plenty of other celebrities, including multiple late-night hosts, are having meltdowns over the fact that Trump won in a landslide. 

Jimmy Kimmel gave a tearful monologue, saying, “Let’s be honest. It was a terrible night last night, it was a terrible night for women, for children. For hundreds and thousands of hardworking immigrants who make this country go…” before getting choked up.

“For democracy and decency. And you know it was a terrible night for those who voted against him. Guess what, it was a bad night for everyone who voted for him too, you just don’t realize it yet. The people voted and this is the choice we made. In January, Donald Trump becomes president and that is sad. He won.”

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