PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, was snared by late-night comedian and Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel after he read a Truth Social post about Kimmel during his show. He told Breitbart News exclusively that he was shocked. .
President Trump called Kimmel a “scumbag” in an interview with Breitbart News and said Kimmel demonstrated his true skill on stage at Hollywood’s biggest annual event.
“I couldn’t believe it,” President Trump told Breitbart News in an exclusive 90-minute interview at Mar-a-Lago last Wednesday night. “That shows how stupid he is. In fact, someone called me and said, ‘You’re not going to believe this. Jimmy Kimmel just read your truth on the air.’ I did. It was the most incredible thing. ”
Trump’s post tarnished the reputation of Kimmel and the Oscars, which chose him to host this year’s ceremony, but Kimmel ignored the advice of his advisers who told him not to do so. I decided to read the article from the podium.
This handout photo provided by AMPAS shows Jimmy Kimmel attending the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Al Seib/AMPAS; Getty Images).
“I couldn’t believe it. Do you know why he did that?” Trump told Breitbart News. “Because he’s an idiot. I thought he was going to get ahead of it, but he made it the viral moment of the month.”
While some in the audience laughed and cheered at Kimmel, others were clearly uncomfortable. But the reaction from the venue seems to confirm just how far left Hollywood and much of the entertainment industry has become. President Trump told Breitbart News that it was clear that Kimmel’s joke backfired, and that the fact that he made it right before the announcement of the night’s biggest award, Best Picture, made it worse. Told.
“When I looked at the audience, some people didn’t think it was funny. I think he’s a despicable person,” Trump told Breitbart News. “And I’m announcing the truth about him and they’ve reached a new low, that this guy is one of the least talented Oscar hosts. I’m watching the Oscars. But just before the night’s big award for the year’s best film was presented, he said, “I just heard the truth from Trump.” he was killed ”
President Trump also told Breitbart News that his social media company, Truth Social, is “under fire.”
Donald Trump’s Truth Social account appears on a cell phone screen in this illustrated photo taken on June 20, 2023 (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images).
“By the way, the truth is on fire. The truth is on fire,” President Trump said. “I was with 250 reporters on Super Tuesday the other day, and I said, ‘Does anyone know about the truth?’ All hands went up.”
Given that Trump posts regularly on his Truth Social account and you have to go there to see what he has to say about what’s happening in the news, the platform This account is a must-read for anyone involved in politics.
