James Corden shared a message of hope with his audience after violence broke out in the Capitol building on Wednesday.
The dawn host was one of the first to comment on events that took place on the Capitol in his opening monologue, which was shared before its broadcast on Wednesday night on CBS. In it, the host, who is operating out of his garage due to the increase in coronavirus cases in Los Angeles, looked visibly shaken as he went over the events that happened earlier in the day.
“What a crazy … sad day,” he started. “A day that will be bleak in America’s long history. We all sat today, glued to the photos of Trump supporters breaking through the Capitol, fighting with the police, shouting in Congressional chambers or blatantly snapping a selfie while they sit with feet up in government offices. “
The host, like many celebrities, turned his attention to Donald Trump’s role in the situation.
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“Then, on the pretext of trying to calm the situation, their hero, the president, released a message this afternoon to tell his supporters that they are special and that we love you. I would not even like to imagine your treatment or response to these people if they were wearing Black Lives Matter hats instead of MAGA reds, “he said.
James Corden shared a message of hope with his viewers after Wednesday’s Capitol incident.
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The British comedian noted that despite how upset or desperate people may feel after what happened, he says growing up idolizing America at a distance is helping him to keep hope for the nation.
“Because I think that if there is one thing that we can have after the last month in this country, it is hope,” he continued. “You know, as a stranger growing up in England, I used to look to America as a beacon of light and possibility. A place where anything can happen, a place where you would be lucky to work. A place where many people that I knew that I used to fantasize about living here. A place that gives the individual more opportunities than she would have elsewhere, but that takes care of her fellowmen. “
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He continued: “Today, people all over the world would have looked at these pictures of Washington and asked themselves, ‘what the hell happened to this great country?’ But I really believe, and I’m not mistaken, that they know that the America they admire still exists. They know that the America that so many aspire to will be back. She has just been kidnapped by a lunatic and her crazy army for the last four years. . “
Corden added that people have reason to hope because, in two weeks, “on the same steps, where that crowd fought and pushed the police, Joe Biden will be sworn in as president of the United States.”
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He continued to observe how inspired he was to see the victory of Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Georgia, whose victory on Wednesday solidified the party’s control over the Senate by going to Biden’s presidency.
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“Today was the last dance of the worst party we have ever been to,” concluded Corden. “So, if you can, have hope. You’ve seen in the past two weeks that the vote counts, change is coming, science is real, vaccines are on the way. I really believe that better times will come.”