Jimmy Kimmel: Republicans ‘working very hard to capitalize’ on Charlie Kirk’s killing
The Guardian reports:
“ Late-night hosts discuss Maga’s baseless claims about ‘violence’ from the ‘far left’ and Trump’s new $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times.
On Monday night, Trump became the first US president to sue the New York Times, for defamation to the tune of $15bn. “Where does he even come up with this?” wondered Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday evening. “These are like numbers my children make up when they’re talking about money.”
“I thought he said the New York Times was failing,” he added. “He thinks they have $15bn? How much would he sue for if he thought they were doing well?”
He won’t win this. The New York Times won’t settle,” Kimmel noted. “Besides how ridiculous it is, this might be one of the funniest legal documents I’ve ever seen. It’s quite a tongue bath.” One page lists Trump’s “hundreds of history-making appearances” including WrestleMania V, All My Children, Ghosts Can’t Do It, Two Weeks Notice, the Miss America pageants and “much more”.
“This is quite a resume,” Kimmel deadpanned. “You know he met Melania on 90 Day Fiance.”
Meanwhile, “many in Maga-land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk”. On Monday, JD Vance, who once called Trump “America’s Hitler”,
hosted Kirk’s podcast from the White House and blamed the left, without evidence. Said Vance: “While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left.”
“And by ‘statistical fact’, he means ‘complete bullshit’,” Kimmel corrected. In fact, the Department of Justice removed from its website a study finding that violence from far-right groups is the greatest source of domestic terror and extremist violence in the US. “Here’s a question JD Vance might be able to answer: who wanted to hang the guy who was vice president before you?” Kimmel said. “Was that the liberal left? Or the toothless army who stormed the Capitol on January 6.”
“The president and his henchmen are doing their best to fan the flames, so they can I guess attack people on the dangerous left,” Kimmel added, noting the incongruence with the right’s former vision of so-called “snowflake” liberals. “Which is it?” he wondered. “Are they a bunch of sissy pickleball players because they’re too scared to get hit by tennis balls? Or are they a well-organized army of commandos? Because they can’t be both.”
On the Late Show, Stephen Colbert celebrated the show’s first Emmy win for outstanding variety talk series with their trophy on stage. “Man, I’m telling you, we should’ve gotten cancelled years ago,” he joked.
“Speaking of Emmys, Donald Trump doesn’t have one,” he continued. “Also, right now, he’s out of the country, making his second state visit to the UK. But for a state visit, Trump is going to be keeping it surprisingly low profile.” The President will stay behind closed doors at Windsor Castle, far from massive planned protests and without delivering a traditional address to potential critics in Parliament. Still, protesters managed to unfurl a giant banner on the castle lawn with an old picture of Trump and his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
“What are they going to do with it after Trump’s state visit?” Colbert wondered. “‘Children, we have a donation of a very unfortunate parachute for today’s gym class.’”
While he’s there, Trump will be treated to an opulent banquet at Windsor Castle and a carriage ride through the grounds. “Oh, the pageantry!” Colbert joked. “He’s just like Cinderella, but good luck slipping the glass slipper on those cankles.””
“ Late-night hosts discuss Maga’s baseless claims about ‘violence’ from the ‘far left’ and Trump’s new $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times.
On Monday night, Trump became the first US president to sue the New York Times, for defamation to the tune of $15bn. “Where does he even come up with this?” wondered Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday evening. “These are like numbers my children make up when they’re talking about money.”
“I thought he said the New York Times was failing,” he added. “He thinks they have $15bn? How much would he sue for if he thought they were doing well?”
He won’t win this. The New York Times won’t settle,” Kimmel noted. “Besides how ridiculous it is, this might be one of the funniest legal documents I’ve ever seen. It’s quite a tongue bath.” One page lists Trump’s “hundreds of history-making appearances” including WrestleMania V, All My Children, Ghosts Can’t Do It, Two Weeks Notice, the Miss America pageants and “much more”.
“This is quite a resume,” Kimmel deadpanned. “You know he met Melania on 90 Day Fiance.”
Meanwhile, “many in Maga-land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk”. On Monday, JD Vance, who once called Trump “America’s Hitler”,
hosted Kirk’s podcast from the White House and blamed the left, without evidence. Said Vance: “While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left.”
“And by ‘statistical fact’, he means ‘complete bullshit’,” Kimmel corrected. In fact, the Department of Justice removed from its website a study finding that violence from far-right groups is the greatest source of domestic terror and extremist violence in the US. “Here’s a question JD Vance might be able to answer: who wanted to hang the guy who was vice president before you?” Kimmel said. “Was that the liberal left? Or the toothless army who stormed the Capitol on January 6.”
“The president and his henchmen are doing their best to fan the flames, so they can I guess attack people on the dangerous left,” Kimmel added, noting the incongruence with the right’s former vision of so-called “snowflake” liberals. “Which is it?” he wondered. “Are they a bunch of sissy pickleball players because they’re too scared to get hit by tennis balls? Or are they a well-organized army of commandos? Because they can’t be both.”
On the Late Show, Stephen Colbert celebrated the show’s first Emmy win for outstanding variety talk series with their trophy on stage. “Man, I’m telling you, we should’ve gotten cancelled years ago,” he joked.
“Speaking of Emmys, Donald Trump doesn’t have one,” he continued. “Also, right now, he’s out of the country, making his second state visit to the UK. But for a state visit, Trump is going to be keeping it surprisingly low profile.” The President will stay behind closed doors at Windsor Castle, far from massive planned protests and without delivering a traditional address to potential critics in Parliament. Still, protesters managed to unfurl a giant banner on the castle lawn with an old picture of Trump and his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
“What are they going to do with it after Trump’s state visit?” Colbert wondered. “‘Children, we have a donation of a very unfortunate parachute for today’s gym class.’”
While he’s there, Trump will be treated to an opulent banquet at Windsor Castle and a carriage ride through the grounds. “Oh, the pageantry!” Colbert joked. “He’s just like Cinderella, but good luck slipping the glass slipper on those cankles.””
