Trump, Jimmy Kimmel and No Kings
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After Donald Trump's recent speech about the ongoing unrest in Los Angeles, Jimmy Kimmel jumped to the defense of his city. But that defense probably didn't play out the way people expected. "The National Guard and the Marines are occupying downtown Los Angeles to stop the imaginary riots that are exclusively taking place in the president's head,
The late night host tore into the right-wing network for its coverage of the president's response to protests in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Kimmel has taken a fresh swipe at President Trump by wearing a snarky T-shirt while attending a No Kings protest against the Republican leader.
The late-night host dismissed, ‘We have more so-called ‘unrest’ here when one of our teams wins a championship.’
The L.A.-based host said the city’s problem was the president, not the protests: “We have more so-called ‘unrest’ here when one of our teams wins a championship.”
The late night host has long called the president out for his lax approach to Putin amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. This week, as President Trump vowed to send National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles to squash the anti-ICE protests, Kimmel reminded him that he should be focused elsewhere.
Additional celebrities including Anna Kendrick, Gina Rodriguez-LoCicero and Tessa Thompson were out on Saturday to protest against the Trump administration.
Jimmy Kimmel leads charge as late-night television reacts to the military escalation from the Trump administration to protests happening in Los Angeles in response to a seeming increase in recent ICE raids targeting immigrants at their places of employment,
Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized media coverage of Los Angeles protests on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday, arguing only small portions of the city have been affected.