Jimmy Kimmel's version of Trump's Supreme Court nominee unveiling was even more dramatic than Trump's

"Tonight was a bigly night for our celebrity president," Jimmy Kimmel said on Monday's Kimmel Live, pointing to the "prime-time Supreme Court Nominee Special hosted by you-know-who." Kimmel was a little annoyed that President Trump's Supreme Court nominee unveiling pre-empted The Bachelorette, and at the reality-TV aspect of the announcement in general. "I don't know why he has to be so dramatic about this kind of thing," he said. "No one needs more suspense. Just give us the name of your nominee so we can move on with our terrifying lives, okay? There was a lot of speculation about who President Trump would pick, but very few — in fact, none — of the experts predicted this."

In our Muggle world, Trump picked Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., as his nominee. Kavanaugh is not, so far as we know, magic.

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