LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) — Ellen DeGeneres looked to uplift Americans Tuesday on “Ellen” by pointing out what makes the United States great amidst the volatile presidential election.
“The election is finally over. I don’t want to know the results, don’t tell me. Don’t spoil it. It’s on my DVR. I’m watching other stuff,” the daytime host began jokingly before acknowledging that the speech was being taped before a winner was to be announced.
“People have been very passionate about this race. And I think it’s because we all love our country, we just have different ideas about what’s best for it, which is part of what makes America great. And I believe we can all come together because if you take away the labels, you realize we’re far more alike than we are different,” she continued.
“We all do that thing where you’re pulling into a parking garage and you duck your head just to make sure you make it,” DeGeneres joked.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a liberal or if you’re conservative, we’ve all passed out watching Netflix and woke up not knowing what episode we’re on, what season we’re on, whose couch we’re on.”
“What I’m trying to say is that we have so much in common, our differences actually make us stronger,” she said. “We need to have the kindness and respect for one another.”
DeGeneres then concluded by sharing videos of different animal species playing together by noting, “Whether you relate more to an elephant or a donkey, I think animals set the best example for how we should all get along.”
