Jimmy Kimmel fought back tears Wednesday when talking about Donald Trump’s presidential election win.

“We had a choice between a prosecutor and a criminal, and we chose the criminal to be the President of the United States,” he declared.

Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States.

“It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hardworking immigrants who make this country go, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech,” Kimmel said as he got emotional. “It was a terrible night for poor people, for the middle class, for seniors who rely on Social Security, for our allies in Ukraine, for NATO, for the truth and democracy and decency.

“It was a terrible night for everyone who voted against him, and guess what? It was a bad night for everyone who voted for him, too. You just don’t realize it yet.”

Kimmel also took a swipe at the idea the election wasn’t fixed.

“I guess this election wasn’t rigged,” he said. “That’s weird though, right? I mean, he said it would be rigged. He said it was being rigged while people were in line voting! Isn’t it remarkable that this time, the fix wasn’t in? Last time, the Democrats cheated. This time, we chose not to, I guess.”

He then compared Trump as to Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine.

“Donald Trump is like the emperor from ‘Star Wars.’ He’s old, he’s evil and he keeps coming back with no reasonable explanation whatsoever.”

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.