Jimmy Kimmel hit back live from the Oscars stage after former President Donald Trump criticized his skills as a host, saying, “Isn’t he past his prison sentence?”
The ABC late-night TV host took to the stage at the 96th Academy Awards and quipped to viewers that he wanted to “reflect” on his work as the show’s host.
“Was there ever a worse Oscar host than Jimmy Kimmel?” he read to the audience.
“His opening was about a below-average person trying too hard to be something he’s not and something he’ll never be,” Kimmel deadpanned.
“Fire Kimmel and maybe replace him with another washed up but cheap ABC ‘talent’ George Slopanopoulos,” Kimmel continued, apparently referring to “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos. did.
“Blah, blah, blah…make America great again,” Kimmel said to thunderous applause when he revealed that Trump was the author of the review.
The real message is Contributor Less than an hour before Kimmel read the book at the Oscars, the former commander-in-chief read it on his Truth social site.
“Well, thank you, President Trump,” Kimmel said.
“Thank you for watching. I’m surprised it’s still happening, but hasn’t the sentence passed?” Kimmel countered with Trump, who has filed multiple lawsuits.
Kimmel and Trump have been fierce critics of each other for years.
Rolling Stone reported last year that Trump directed his staff to complain to ABC’s parent company, Disney, about jokes made about him by comedians on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during his 2018 presidency. .
in interview Speaking on CNN ahead of his fourth stint as Oscar host, Kimmel said making fun of Trump was “one of the most fun parts” of his job.
“I know he hates being made fun of and being made fun of,” Kimmel said of Trump.
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