"If anything, she's overqualified," joked Kosta.
"I'm worried she'll make the other senators look bad, which would be embarrassing for the ones who know where they are right now."
Kosta noted that the new senator faces an extensive workload balanced with significant congressional recess time.
"Let's move on, because Lindsey's sister will have her work cut out for her for the next five months, plus 36 weeks vacation time," said Kosta.
The broadcast coincided with the third consecutive day of US air strikes in Iran, triggered by Iran's announcement that it would charge tolls for ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
"How did we end up like this?" asked Kosta.
"We're a global superpower and we're haggling over tolls with the Iranians.
We're not going to beat the Iranians at haggling – they invented it, and putting raisins on rice."
Meanwhile, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, guest host Ike Barinholtz opened the program by addressing the resumption of American military operations within Iran.
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"Remember when Trump said that this was a little excursion that was just going to last a few weeks?"
asked Barinholtz. "That was four months ago."
Barinholtz expressed mock contrition regarding his past political choices before questioning the underlying motives behind the ongoing conflict.
"I'll be honest, I'm starting to regret voting for him three times," deadpanned Barinholtz.
The guest host simulated a coughing fit while referencing the unreleased legal documents concerning Jeffrey Epstein.
