The Daily Show host has a five-word question for America after it elected its first convicted felon as president

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The Daily Show Host Desi Lydic had a tough five-word question for America after voters chose to elect the country's first convicted felon as president – rather than its first female president.

“What the hell, America?” Lydic said Wednesday night in place of Jon Stewart on the late-night show's first episode since Donald Trump won the presidential election.

“I slept for two hours last night and I feel like crap, but here we are…”

“If you accompany me in this waking nightmare: yesterday was election day. We were all hoping it would make history, and boy did it ever happen.”

Republicans are aiming for a trifecta of government, with the Senate shifting to a GOP majority, Democrats trailing in the House with several races left to contest, and only two states – Arizona and Nevada – still undeclared in the presidential race, with Trump is currently at the top in both.

Trump's re-election is likely to make history in several ways.

He will be the first convicted felon to become president; he is expected to become the oldest incumbent in the White House; and only the second president in U.S. history to serve two consecutive terms.

As the president-elect once again exceeded the expectations of many top pollsters, The Daily ShowThe senior Washington correspondent argued that a glass ceiling in politics means even the most successful female politicians are currently unable to win the White House.

Lydic urged Americans to “take a damn hard look” at themselves as she analyzed Trump's victory over Kamala Harris – claiming the electorate would elect anyone but a woman.

“It's official, America elected its first criminal president before it elected its first female president. What a day for proud felons,” Lydic mocked.

“We had two qualified, accomplished women nominated for president, and both times they lost to the worst man in the land.”

She continued: “It feels like we're meeting each other first before we get a first female president. First Amish president, first Wahlberg president. Hey, there's no rule that says a dog can't be president. As long as it’s a young dog.”

Lydic also took a swipe at the media's “blame game,” playing a montage of conflicting analyzes from political pundits in the wake of Trump's re-election.

“Honestly, I don’t care why she lost. It’s important to me why he won,” Lydic said abruptly. “We've spent so much time diagnosing Donald Trump and trying to figure out what his actions say about him: He's a dictator, he's a fascist, he's a malignant narcissist whose blood type is fryer oil.”

Instead, Lydic shifted the blame back to the electorate with a scathing final speech in her opening skit.

“It's pretty clear that America is the one that needs the diagnosis because whatever is going on with him, we fucking love it,” she added.

“At this moment, Donald Trump is holding a mirror up to the American people. And it might be time to take a closer look.”