Jimmy Kimmel embarrassed President Trump in front of a global audience at the Oscars ceremony for attacking him on Truth Social.
President Trump posted on Truth Social:
Was there ever a worse Oscar host than Jimmy Kimmel? His opening was about a below-average person trying too hard to be something he is not, and never will be. They would fire Kimmel and probably replace him with another washed up but cheap ABC „talent“ George Slopanopoulos. He will make everyone on stage look bigger, stronger and more attractive. Also, tonight is a truly awful politically correct show that has been incoherent, boring and extremely unfair for years. Why don't you give Oscars to people who deserve them? If that happens, viewer ratings and TV ratings may come back from rock bottom. Let's Make America Great Again!
Kimmel responded toward the end of the Oscars broadcast. „There's something I'm really proud of and I was wondering if I could share it with you guys, but I just received a review saying, „There's no worse host than Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars.'' ?His opening was that of a below-average person trying to be something he is not and will never be. Get rid of Kimmel and probably replace him with another fallen but cheap ABC talent, George Slopinopoulos. Blah, blah, blah, make America great again. oh. Okay, now try to guess which former president just posted on Truth Social. Anyone? no? Well, thank you, President Trump. Thank you for visiting. I'm surprised he's still in prison. Hasn't the prison sentence already passed? ”
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Kimmel's video:
Jimmy Kimmel responded to President Trump by saying, „Isn't your prison term over?“ pic.twitter.com/02ilslVM2k
– Sarah Rees-Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 11, 2024
The problem for Trump is that he chose to attack Kimmel while a global audience watched the Oscars. Trump never expected Kimmel to respond to him on air, and for a politician who has always claimed the world is laughing at us, it's humiliating to see the world literally laughing at him. It must have been a target.
Trump tried to take down Kimmel with the Truth Social Popgun, and it became a punchline to the whole world.
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