The day after an emotional return to the ABC late-night show following six days of suspension, Jimmy Kimmel returned to joking about President Donald Trump.
Kimmel cheered on stage like a proper rock star (or Jerry Springer, as he said), revealing what he’s heard from many people, including “one very special friend.”
“A lot of people saw our show last night. I received so many texts from so many people. It made me realize how many of my friends didn’t see the show at other times,” Kimmel said.
The late-night host hinted at Trump, “I’ve heard it from a very special friend moment after recording the show last night: The Mad Red Hatter.” He continued to read Trump’s true social posts about his comeback, including “I can’t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job.” I can’t believe we did our job with you! ”
Kimmel then continued to read Trump’s truth social posts about his show. One said, “I put my network at risk by playing 99% positive Democrat trash.”
“Who puts the network at risk? Do you hear it? There’s a threat again! This time, directly from the mouth of the FCC biscuit,” Kimmel joked. “He said, ‘I think we’re going to test ABC on this. Let’s see how we do it. The last time I followed them they gave me $16 million, which sounds even more advantageous.
Kimmel continues: “Only Donald Trump will try to prove he is not threatening the ABC by threatening it.
Kimmel then explained that he was talking about Trump. “He’s a bully.”
“I don’t like bullies. I played clarinet high school. Are you okay? I don’t like it. Donald Trump is an old-fashioned movie style bully who takes lunch and money,” Kimmel joked.
“To cheer on this bully, I don’t care what side you’re on. It’s like cheering on Biff from ‘Back to the Future’,” Kimmel introduces Robert Zemeckis’ cult film trilogy. “Literally, Donald Trump was the model for Biff in ‘Back to the Future’. This is someone people support. I don’t know you, I’m with Marty McFly. ”
The return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to ABC on Tuesday night marked a cultural milestone. In 22 hours, it reached 17.7 million views on YouTube, making it the most viewed monologue on the platform. He spoke about his comments about Charlie Kirk, bringing him to a halt, saying “I never intended to underestimate the murder of a young man.”
“I don’t think there’s anything interesting about that,” he continued. “I post a message on Instagram on the day he was killed, send love to his family, seeking compassion. And I mean that. I still do so. It wasn’t meant to blame a particular group for action. It was a deeply disturbed individual.
