"Our leader celebrates Americans losing their jobs because he can't take a joke." - Jimmy Kimmel last night
Jimmy Kimmel literally roasted Trump for the better part of his monologue last night, e.g.
Jimmy Kimmel EVISCERATES Trump in triumphant TV return
And predictably the 79-year-old demented wannabe tyrant couldn't hack it scribbling in his Truth Social post:
Bragging the "last time I went after them they paid out 16 million dollars". But they will not bite this time around, butt munch. ABC- Disney now knows - and the people know - that if they go yellow belly against speech again Disney customers can just cut the streaming service.
Kimmel also graciously referred to Erika Kirk who on Sunday evoked Christian grace and compassion by saying she forgave her husband's killer. Not so Tyrant Trump who, made a seemingly unscripted remark that summed up the retribution campaign that has come to define his second term.
“I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them.”
But this was in keeping with his pugilistic, bombastic, Philistine - Ape style of politics - which includes inciting insurrections and pursuing retribution for his political opponents. As he is trying to do now by getting AG Pam Bondi to prosecute James Comey, Adam Schiff, Letitia James and others.
This is the dirtbag pustule that 77 million elected and now we are stuck with until he either leaves office as a lame duck - or is removed when his dementia reaches intolerable proportions.
The critical takeaway from the Kimmel episode is that push back is effective and is the key to preserving our free speech rights under the first amendment. Once that is allowed to be taken, we are on a downward track to mirror Orban's Hungary or even Putin's Russia. That can't be allowed to happen.
See Also:
Jimmy Kimmel makes TV history with an emotional defense of free speech - The Washington Post
Excerpt:
The conditions for Kimmel’s return remain mysterious. Did
Disney totally reverse its (clearly manufactured) objection to his remarks last
Monday and give him free rein? Kimmel remained vague, saying only that he and
ABC’s parent company “talked it through.” He expressed gratitude, emphasizing
that as much as he objected to his suspension, they really didn’t have to
reinstate him and that doing so “unfortunately, and I think unjustly” puts them
at risk.
The company’s strategy has indeed been difficult to discern
throughout this mess. Yesterday, while fielding boycotts from opposite sides —
one from conservative broadcasters Nexstar and Sinclair, which refused to air
Kimmel’s return on their affiliate stations, and another from customers
protesting Disney’s role in the erosion of First Amendment rights by canceling
their Disney and Hulu packages — the company announced a price increase for its
subscriptions.
Kimmel, by contrast, framed his return well, skillfully
connecting his own role in the firestorm to other significant moments in TV
history, particularly First Amendment battles. On Tuesday, in advance of his
first show back, he posted a photograph of himself next to TV legend Norman
Lear, who co-signed (and won) a First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC in
1976. And he opened his monologue by saying “As I was saying before I was
interrupted” — a reference to Jack Paar’s legendary return to “The Tonight Show”
after he quit over a network decision to censor him.
And:
by Carl Gibson | September 24, 2025 - 5:18am | permalink
Tuesday marked the return of late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, after his show was suspended last week following threats from President Donald Trump's administration. And Kimmel didn't hold back in his criticism of the administration — or in his defense of the Constitutional right to free speech.
Kimmel began his show with an opening monologue mentioning Disney (which owns ABC) pulling his show off the air following remarks he made about "the MAGA gang" trying to "score political points" off of the fatal shooting of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. He thanked everyone for supporting him while he was off the air, including both his fellow late-night comics and even conservative voices like Ben Shapiro and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for defending his right to speak regardless of their personal political views. He maintained that his comments were not about Kirk — adding that he abhorred Kirk's murder and empathized for his family — but about attempts to exploit his death for political gain.
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