The Daily Show exhibited zero grace after the Democrats’ sweeping midterm wins and launched a particularly tasteless dig invoking late GOP S.C. candidate Lindsey Graham.

Following the October nothingburger report claiming that the late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was a ‘closeted’ gay, The Daily Show decided to revive that angle in a slam against Graham’s sister following her electoral defeat.

#BREAKING: Darline Graham falls to Democrat Annie Andrews in stunning Senate GOP defeat
https://t.co/pHmfY7KP8X

— The Hill (@thehill) November 4, 2026

The Daily Show responded with what many say is a homophobic dig. At least it certainly would be called that if a right-wing account had used the same line:

Touching: Darline Graham honors her brother, the late Lindsey Graham, by finishing on bottom

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 4, 2026

The “homophobic” post was boosted by more than 80,000 likes, but some on X pointed out the rank hypocrisy from those who continue to exhibit selective outrage:

See kids… homophobic jokes are OK as long as you do them to the people you HATE…

— Jeebus Christos (@travelinjeebus) November 4, 2026

@cmontigoc @TheDailyShow It was on mine. They are Nazis. Push the LGBTQ+++ agenda as long as it’s NOT a Conservative. If they are Conservative they are open targets. It just shows that it’s a political agenda.

— The Real Timothy C (@realTimothyC) November 4, 2026

You’ll need to add it to your Bingo card if you want to “win.”

TDS goes all in on gay bashing one night after John Stewart went full antisemite.

Pathetic.

— Jack Bauer after dark 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JackBauerAD) November 4, 2026

Some nice homophobia from @TheDailyShow.

Apparently, reducing a man to gay sexual stereotypes is perfectly acceptable when he’s a Republican.

Prejudice is only wrong when it comes from the Right, right?

— Ben M Freeman – בן מ פרימן (@BenMFreeman) November 4, 2026

In a nutshell, yes.

President Trump quickly reflected on the election results, saying he was “surprised” by Graham’s loss.

President Trump calls Fox News to reflect on the election results: “A little bit surprised. I felt badly about Darline (Graham)… I thought they’d do better, actually.” While talking about working with Democrats, Trump floated “the power of veto” but “I hope not to do that.” And he called Fox’s pollster “the worst.” #Elections2026 #Midterms2026 #BlueWave

— Diamond Joe (@ItsDiamondJoe) November 4, 2026

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