Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel escalated his long-running feud with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, erupting in a televised tirade in which he demanded that the commander-in-chief resign after Democrats reclaimed control of both the U.S. House and Senate.
According to Breitbart, Kimmels outburst centered on a Trump White House X post showing the president in the Oval Office with the caption, PSA: Trump is still your president. The ABC comedian dismissed the message with characteristic vulgarity, telling his audience, That is such crap, before launching into a personal broadside against the presidents influence on American politics.
Kimmel sneered that Trump could not escape responsibility for Republican losses, declaring, You were on the ballot. Youre like dog hair; youre on everything. Youve infected every nook and cranny of our lives. You divided this country like no one else ever divided it before. He added that The only time you ever brought us together was yesterday, when we all teamed up to get rid of you! framing the election as a national repudiation of Trump rather than a complex outcome shaped by multiple factors.
In reality, Trump publicly congratulated Democrats on their victories, signaled a willingness to work across the aisle on legislation, and even acknowledged that the war with Iran hurt Republicans at the polls. That measured response contrasted sharply with Kimmels rhetoric, which reduced a serious political moment to late-night mockery and name-calling.
Undeterred, Kimmel escalated further by derisively dubbing the president Nappy Gilmore and insisting that he step down. The verdict is in, and theres only one thing left for Nappy Gilmore to do: Resign, Kimmel declared, adding, Quit already, just quit. Nobody wants you. Even you dont want to be president anymore. Take that billion dollars worth of crypto, buy an island. Maybe Epsteins island? Wouldnt that be a perfect end to this story!
The White House hit back by labeling the ABC personality a no-talent loser who has beclowned himself with tanking ratings. Kimmel tried to turn the insult into a punchline, responding, Which is kind of the point of the show, but apparently Ive beclowned myself once again. And that, by the way, almost word-for-word the same statement theyve issued about me two times in the past year. I got a third beclowned, which I think is the last warning.
He then took a final jab at a White House aide, sneering, The last thing I want to do is tell you how to do your job, Danny Dingle, but today seems like a bad day for you to call me a loser.
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