President Donald Trump jabbed at late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a second time in a recent Truth Social post, referencing CBS and the cancellation of &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; with host Stephen Colbert and suggesting that Kimmel&#8217;s eponymous show would be next on the chopping block.
Trump also took a swing at &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; host Jimmy Fallon, saying that late night comedy was on its way out and happily taking credit for his role in making that happen.
&#8220;The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone,&#8221; he posted on Tuesday. &#8220;These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It’s really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!&#8221;
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CBS confirmed that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-celebrates-cbs-axing-stephen-colberts-show-i-hear-jimmy-kimmel-is-next">Colbert&#8217;s show</a> was being canceled several days earlier — with its final episode to air in May of 2026 — at which point Trump&#8217;s victory lap began.
&#8220;I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114874422468516376" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Truth Social at the time. &#8220;I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.&#8221;
Colbert, for his part, has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/go-f-yourself-colbert-unleashes-anti-trump-tirade-amid-report-his-show-loses-40m-annually">not been amused</a> by the jokes at his expense since the news broke — particularly those coming from the White House.
&#8220;How dare you, sir?&#8221; Colbert scolded. &#8220;Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism? Go f*** yourself!&#8221;
&#8220;They made one mistake,&#8221; Colbert said of the network, suggesting that his imminent ouster gave him freedom to say what he could not before. &#8220;They left me alive. Now, for the next 10 months, the gloves are off. I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power and say what I really think about Donald Trump.&#8221;

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‘Jimmy Kimmel Is Next’: Trump Keeps Pouring Salt Into Open Wound After Colbert Ouster

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Leftists are reacting to the news that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will broadcast its last episode in May 2026.
Many comments on social media responded to Colbert&#8217;s posting of a monologue on Instagram, announcing the news.
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“The greatest to ever do it,” former Late Show band leader Jon Batiste wrote in reply. 
“My admiration and appreciation for you is bottomless. Excited to see what other brilliance you put into the world,” filmmaker and producer Judd Apatow said. 
“I am so upset about this. I need more information. We love you,” journalist Katie Couric wrote.
“Snow White” star Rachel Zegler also shared her thoughts, writing, “I am extremely sad. I adore you, Stephen.”
“Love you Stephen. This is absolute bulls***, and I for one am looking forward to the next 10 months of shows,” Adam Scott of “Severance” fame added.
Fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel also <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/18/entertainment/jimmy-kimmel-blasts-cbs-over-the-late-show-cancellation-as-he-supports-pal-stephen-colbert/">reacted</a> to the news, sharing in his Instagram Stories, “Love you Stephen. F*** you and all your Sheldons CBS.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questioned if CBS’s motives for the cancellation had anything to do with politics.
“CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump — a deal that looks like bribery,” Warren <a href="https://x.com/SenWarren/status/1946003619821580369">wrote</a> in an X post. “America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.”
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) had similar suspicions. 
“Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled,” he <a href="https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/1945991349339042169">wrote</a>. “If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”
The cancellation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-cans-ultra-leftist-stephen-colberts-late-show-all-just-going-away">announcement</a> marked the end of a nearly 11-year run that Colbert has had hosting “The Late Show,” which first began in 1993 under the former host, David Letterman.
The network said that it is scrapping “The Late Show” franchise and will not move on to another host after Colbert.
“We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire ‘THE LATE SHOW’ franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television,” CBS said in a statement.
“This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount,” it continued.

Leftists Lash Out After CBS Cancels Colbert, Kimmel Tells Network ‘F You’ And Your Sitcoms

Leftists Lash Out After CBS Cancels Colbert, Kimmel Tells Network 'F You' And Your Sitcoms

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Jimmy Kimmel insisted earlier this week that there was “no riot” in Los Angeles, and claimed President Donald Trump was “mentally ill” for deploying troops to quell anti-ICE protests.
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&#8220;You won’t see this elsewhere on television. Not only is it not an apocalypse, they’re having a Disney/Pixar movie premiere for ‘Elio,’ a movie about aliens. Don’t tell Trump — he’ll send in the Green Berets, too,&#8221; Kimmel told his audience. &#8220;But I just want to say, thank God for President Trump and the heroes at ICE for protecting us from these bloodthirsty fruit stand vendors spreading their dangerous pineapple chunks and mangos with a squirt of lime all over the city.&#8221;
The comedian whined that illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the country because most of them haven’t committed any crimes beyond the first one: entering the country illegally. 
&#8220;People who have lived here their whole lives, people who have been in this city longer than I have, the vast majority of whom have never done anything wrong, are being abducted, which is the correct word to use, by agents in masks, hiding their identities, grabbing people off the street and at work, sending people to detention centers,&#8221; he claimed.
Despite Kimmel’s assertions, there have been many videos circulating on social media documenting the violence in real time. This includes police vehicles being vandalized and set on fire, major roadways being shut down by angry mobs, small businesses being looted and burned, and other targeted attacks against law enforcement as residents protest the ICE raids.
Still, Kimmel said he supports the protests.
&#8220;Los Angelenos gathered to demonstrate and, with very few exceptions, peacefully demonstrate to voice their opposition to this disgusting and unnecessary abuse of power instigated by our mentally ill president, who is dead-set on exacerbating this, who actually wants conflict, who is intentionally inflaming and lying to make it seem like there’s a war going on,&#8221; Kimmel added.
&#8220;There’s no riot outside,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We have more so-called ‘unrest’ here when one of our teams wins a championship.&#8221;
Kimmel isn’t the only one in denial. Earlier in the week, California Democratic Rep. Nanette Díaz Barragán <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/la-descends-into-chaos-as-mexican-rioters-wage-war-on-america">appeared on CNN</a> to declare that the Los Angeles riots are “mostly peaceful” as footage of burning cars showed on the screen in the background.

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The Hollywood Resistance wasn’t ready for its close-up following the 2024 presidential election.
We didn’t even see starlets donning hats resembling a certain female body part. Trade publications like <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/hollywood-fears-trump-president-devastating-1236209319/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> and <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/hollywood-trump-resistance-the-sequel-1236076420/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a> fretted that we might not endure a repeat of Hollywood’s posturing during the first Trump term.
Remember the first Trump term? Death wishes. Clunky documentaries. Comedy shows throwing satire to the side to smite the 45th president. And one ISIS-style photography shoot which pummeled a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/election-night-kathy-griffin-retweets-infamous-pic-of-her-with-trumps-severed-head" target="_blank" rel="noopener">D-list star’s career.</a>
Those fears have melted away in President Trump’s first 100 days in office. The Resistance is back and the worst is (likely) yet to come.
Late-night TV never stopped attacking President Trump. Most programs would consider President Joe Biden and his gaffe-tastic Vice President Kamala Harris fodder during the leader’s one term in office.
The jokes could write themselves. Instead, Colbert and co. pretended as if Trump had never left the Oval Office.
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ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel greeted Trump’s re-election with literal tears, and it’s been the same ol’, same ol’ ever since. He referred to Trump administration officials as “animals” in an <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/jimmy-kimmel-trump-late-night-future-interview-1235315906/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unhinged Rolling Stone interview</a>. He also described his comedy platform as a place liberals can go to “scream” in Trump 2.0.
NBC’s Seth Meyers is openly advising the Democrats on how to win back the general public, <a href="https://x.com/alexchristy17/status/1917210840106680431" target="_blank" rel="noopener">throwing caution</a> (and comedy) to the wind:
<blockquote>Now is not the time to nitpick the messaging of other Democrats. Instead of critiquing someone else&#8217;s message, go out there and do your own thing and give voters the choice they were deprived of this last election. Take a cue from the ones who are actually going out there doing [bleep] and getting attention for it.</blockquote>
Amber Ruffin no longer has a late-night show to call her own. So she talked herself out of a gig hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association gala by <a href="https://variety.com/2025/politics/news/whca-drops-amber-ruffin-performance-dinner-1236351795/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sharing what she planned to say</a> on the dais. 
When asked if she would hit both sides of the political aisle, she said doing so would make Team Trump “feel like human beings … ‘cause they’re not.”
“Saturday Night Live” continues to hammer all things Trump while aggressively ignoring Democratic blunders, from throwing support to alleged gang members to goofy stunts like Sen. Cory Booker’s 25-hour filibuster.
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Comedian Bill Burr isn’t a political stand-up, but in recent years he’s called out both sides as he sees fit. Now, Burr is targeting Elon Musk, Trump’s right hand DOGE man across multiple platforms. Burr has blasted Musk as a Nazi and raged against billionaires, part of a new Democratic talking point that ignores their deep Soros family ties.
Other stars keep spreading fake Trump stories without fear of repercussion. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/01/amber-ruffin-comedian-white-house-correspondents-dinner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Both Ruffin</a> and “Hacks” star <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hannah-einbinder-israel-massacre-palestinians-hrc-1236170941/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hannah Einbinder</a> pushed the “very fine people” hoax against Trump in recent weeks, earning zero pushback from Legacy Media outlets or so-called fact checkers.
Celebrities may seem a little less vocal in their anti-Trump posturing for one sober reason. Some decamped from X to Bluesky, the platform of choice for the modern Leftist. Now, when stars like “Two and a Half Men” alum Jon Cryer rage against Trump few people actually hear it.
That’s probably why some liberal stars like Stephen King left X only to come back to it weeks later. They were tired of screaming into the void, apparently.
Others use every available podium to decry President Trump.
Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar (“Bad Education”) used his speech at the 50th annual Chaplin award gala earlier this month to says Trump will, “<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/04/29/spanish-filmmaker-pedro-almodovar-trump-will-go-down-in-history-as-the-greatest-mistake-of-our-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Go down in history as the greatest mistake of our time.”</a> Director Steven Soderberg (“Black Bag”) only called the president a <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/director-of-che-guevara-biopic-worries-trump-popularity-proves-audiences-have-been-rooting-for-movie-bad-guys-all-along/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“villain”</a> by comparison during a press opportunity.
It’s still a sin in Hollywood to treat President Trump as normal, let alone human. Comedian Bill Maher, one of the president’s loudest critics, made more enemies on the Left by breaking bread with the Commander-in-Chief.
Maher hasn’t pulled any punches since the sit down, but he also saw Trump as, gasp, human and said as much. That was too much for fellow comedian Larry David. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star’s New York Times op-ed calling both <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/larry-david-whines-about-bill-maher-giving-donald-trump-a-chance-with-trite-hitler-comparison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump and Maher Nazis</a> spoke for many of the industry’s dwellers.
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Some celebrities insist President Trump will either lock them up or prevent them from returning to America. Rocker Neil Young, who famously tried to get Joe Rogan fired from Spotify during the pandemic, openly worries he won&#8217;t be able to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/02/neil-young-fears-us-ban-donald-trump-criticism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tour the U.S</a>. if he temporarily leaves the country during Trump 2.0.
Stand-up comic Nikki Glaser, who rarely gets political, <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/24/entertainment/nikki-glaser-worried-that-she-could-not-be-let-back-into-the-country-for-trump-jokes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a similar fear</a>.
Others, like Patti LuPone, embrace big-picture worries, like <a href="https://variety.com/2025/legit/news/george-clooney-patti-lupone-surviving-trump-broadway-pay-1236374131/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">America won’t survive</a> a second Trump term.
What’s missing? Overtly anti-Trump project announcements. They may be in the works, but we’ve yet to hear of any major film or TV show dedicated to tackling Trump.
Screenwriters may work around the edges as part of their Resistance sequel. Take “Mountainhead,” a new satire from the creator of “Succession.” The Max original film, debuting May 31, follows four billionaires on vacation as they react to a global crisis from their posh retreat.
Will the movie be a “Smash the Oligarchy” event targeting the Elon Musks of the world? Perhaps. The film’s rush from production — which began in March — to release date teases just that.
Hollywood has nearly four more years to lash out at President Trump in all manner of forms. Chances are we’ll see new films or TV show tackling the 47th president directly. And, if past is prologue, the eye rolling will be epic.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.
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Saturday Night Live – Season 50

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Late night host Jimmy Kimmel has a theory about how Trump won the 2024 election. In his opinion, it came down to comedians being “canceled” for telling funny jokes.
The 57-year-old celebrity shared his opinion during a newly published <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/jimmy-kimmel-trump-late-night-future-interview-1235315906/">interview</a> with Rolling Stone. 
“I don’t put limits on what I laugh at,” Kimmel said. “But for me personally, as I’ve grown older, as I’ve matured, I won’t make a joke that I wouldn’t make if a person of that color or persuasion was in the room. That’s how I look at it. I think a lot of the outrage is completely manufactured, and it’s like, a lot of these people who are angry aren’t really angry. I think these liberals who’ve done such a good job of viciously attacking comedians are a big part of the reason why Trump is the president right now.”
The comedian expanded on what he meant, mentioning how he thought people were fed up with being told what they were allowed to think was funny.
“I just think human beings in general, when you see something that makes you laugh and you see a bunch of other people laughing, and then somebody steps in with their arms folded and goes, ‘That’s not funny, and here’s why that’s not funny,’ it just doesn’t give you a good feeling about a person. And you want to say to that person, ‘Lighten up,’” he said.
Kimmel went on, “There’s no black and white when it comes to comedy. There is no line. The line is different for every person. Dave Chappelle can say things that somebody else might not be able to. I don’t think anybody should be canceled. I really don’t.”
He also mentioned his intention of continuing to focus on President Trump during his nightly monologues. “It was 2016, and I had Hillary Clinton on,” he told the outlet. “I said to Hillary during a commercial break, ‘I hope Trump gets the nomination. I think he’ll be a slam-dunk for you.’ And she said, ‘Be careful what you wish for.’ I’m not in the group of people who thought he might win. Listen, when O.J. was found not guilty, I was just absolutely shocked. I had that same feeling.”
&#8220;I had this faith in America that was shaken, and I still am not over it,” Kimmel said. “I thought that when it comes down to it, this country, we do the right thing. That’s obviously in the past.”

Jimmy Kimmel: Libs ‘Attacking Comedians’ Over Jokes Is A ‘Big Reason’ Trump Is President

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In a shot at Elon Musk, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel disingenuously cautioned his audience not to vandalize Tesla vehicles.
“Our co-president, Elon Musk, sent a Space X vehicle to bring the astronauts back and when they landed he fired them, immediately upon landing. Tesla stock is way down, almost disastrously so,” he said, bringing cheers from the audience.’’
“People have been vandalizing Tesla vehicles, new Tesla vehicles,” he stated, then said with mock seriousness, “Please don’t vandalize. Don’t ever vandalize Tesla vehicles.” After a dramatic pause from Kimmel, the audience began to laugh.
Kimmel continued, “And so, Elon Musk has been making the rounds in the right-wing media, trying to appear to be a human being. Yesterday he was guest of honor on the Ted Cruz podcast, where sweaty Teddy, who seems — everything he seems to know about technology seems to come from movies he’s seen. Ted asked Elon about the dangers of AI.”
Cruz asked what the likelihood would be of “killer robots annihilating humanity.” Musk answered, “20% likely. Maybe 10%.” When Cruz asked, “On what time-frame,” Musk replied, “5 to 10 years.”
“He’s gonna try to get that down to three,” Kimmel commented.
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Leftists in the audience go wild over an American EV company’s stock dropping — as Kimmel then mocks Teslas being “vandalized.&quot;
“Please don’t ever vandalize Tesla vehicles,” Kimmel says into the camera sarcastically.
They love it and want more of it. <a href="https://t.co/pQdpmGGB6o">pic.twitter.com/pQdpmGGB6o</a>
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Kimmel’s attack on Musk likely stems from his seemingly visceral hatred for President Donald Trump. After Trump was elected, Kimmel literally cried on his show, moaning, “It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard-working immigrants who make this country go, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech. &#8230; I’ve been trying to come up with something positive, the best I can come up with is we’ve been through this once before and yes this time it’s probably gonna be worse, maybe a lot worse.”
Kimmel also implied Trump voters were stupid, saying, “I’m disappointed, I know a lot of you are too. I thought common sense would prevail. I’m so stupid, I always think it’s gonna but for a lot of people, this just isn’t important. It’s not high on their list.”
Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this article.
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Jimmy Kimmel Appears To Encourage People To Vandalize Teslas

Elon Musk

Tesla

Vandalism

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Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-burr-goes-full-ahole">Bill Burr</a> on Wednesday night refused to level any blame on California Democrats for the historic Los Angeles County wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,300 structures.
Burr, who said he was &#8220;lucky&#8221; that the winds shifted away from his home, told Kimmel that anyone online criticizing the response to the fires is a &#8220;f***ing idiot&#8221; and has no idea what they&#8217;re talking about. He also dismissed the notion that the fire response was in any way &#8220;mismanaged.&#8221;
&#8220;I think everyone did a great job — unlike the internet,&#8221; Burr told Kimmel.
&#8220;Oh my gosh, all of these &#8216;fire experts,'&#8221; the comedian complained. &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t you just fly a helicopter into the ocean? &#8230; I don&#8217;t know, because there were 100-knot winds? You wanna do that at night? You f***ing lunatic.&#8221;
&#8220;This was definitely mismanaged,&#8221; Burr said in a mocking tone. &#8220;&#8216;Mismanaged?&#8217; Like some f***ing idiot on the internet knows how to manage the worst fire in LA, sitting there in his underwear.&#8221;
Instead, Burr took aim at insurance companies, yelling out, &#8220;Free Luigi,&#8221; a reference to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealthcare executive.
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fires-california-palisades-fire-homeowners-insurance-state-farm-fair-losses/#:~:text=About%201%2C600%20policies%20in%20Pacific,Soller%20said%20in%20an%20Thursday">dropped</a> by their insurers in the past year or so due to the massive insurance crisis in California. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/california-fires-los-angeles-insurance-regulation-premiums-risk-fair-victoria-roach-gavin-newsom-1306d0a1">pinned</a> that crisis on the state’s Democrat politicians. For example, California bars companies from raising premiums to reflect the increasing fire risks. As a result, insurers have limited their coverage or stopped doing business in California altogether. Additionally, the state’s supposed safety net for those left without private insurance, called “FAIR,&#8221; has a $458 billion exposure, while it only has around $700 million in cash on hand to pay claims.
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BURR: “The winds moved. I feel lucky. I think everybody did a great job- unlike the Internet + all these *fire experts*.”
Bill defends folks trying to handle an impossible fire situation, mocks keyboard warriors calling it “mismanaged”, blaming the homeless, etc (i.e. Joe Rogan) <a href="https://t.co/WRpdfa0UqJ">pic.twitter.com/WRpdfa0UqJ</a>
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1879729221133914289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Notably, California&#8217;s leadership has been criticized by even legacy media for a number of outrageous actions. For example, L.A. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass has been accused of ignoring warnings of the forecasted high winds and fire threat, opting to leave town for a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa. The mayor also cut the fire department budget by <a href="https://abc11.com/post/los-angeles-cut-175m-fire-department-budget-months-before-palisades-signed-mayor-karen-bass/15782731/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$17.5 million</a> just months before the fires broke out.
Businessman Rick Caruso, a Democrat who lost the 2022 mayoral race by nine percentage points, has publicly said that firefighters’ hands were tied by leadership and fire hydrants in the area were “bone dry.”
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“We’ve had decades to remove the brush in these hills that move so quickly,&#8221; Caruso said. &#8220;You’ve got to have water. And my understanding is the reservoir was not refilled in time and in a timely water to keep their hydrants going … it’s all about leadership and management that were seeing a failure of. And all of these residents are paying a price for that.”
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According to Fox 11&#8217;s Rick Caruso, Los Angeles fire hydrants are out of water because the county refused to refill the reservoirs. <a href="https://t.co/2wgQJzdwXg">pic.twitter.com/2wgQJzdwXg</a>
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Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom is also taking criticism in the wake of the historic fires, specifically for the lack of water to fight them. One of California&#8217;s top water supply systems has been heavily regulated over concerns about two specific fish populations. When President-elect Donald Trump was serving as president back in 2019, he tried to pump more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta but was stonewalled. 
Folks online were quick to criticize Burr for neglecting to go after those in power. &#8220;Bill Burr lost all his credibility in less than 60 seconds,&#8221; comedian Tim Young bluntly wrote on X. 
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Bill Burr lost all his credibility in less than 60 seconds. <a href="https://t.co/Gyk7piyCJ1">https://t.co/Gyk7piyCJ1</a>
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/1879710838006923579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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BILL BURR, JIMMY KIMMEL

Bill Burr Says LA Fire Response Has Been ‘Great’, Mocks Critics As ‘F***ing Idiots’

Bill Burr

California

Los Angeles County

Remember Gov. Gavin Newsom’s French Laundry gaffe?
Many have likely forgotten, even though it showed the California Democrat as the ultimate hypocrite. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-masks-all-indoors-award-winning-journalist-claims-22-people-attended-newsom-dinner-not-12-15k-bar-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wannabe president dined, sans mask</a> with a large group at the height of the pandemic lockdowns.
No social distancing. No chance for Californians to similarly enjoy a carefree meal. He got caught red-handed defying his own rules.
That memory might have lingered if late-night comics or “Saturday Night Live” had parodied the moment. They had the material, of course. The jokes all but wrote themselves.
Instead, they collectively stood down. And other politicians followed Newsom’s embarrassing lead, from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-admits-breaking-lockdown-for-salon-visit-blames-business-says-she-did-nothing-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Nancy Pelosi</a> to then-<a href="https://reason.com/2021/09/17/london-breed-san-francisco-mask-covid-hypocrisy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Mayor London Breed.</a> Comedy Nation looked the other way during those news cycles, too, and the American people suffered as a result.
Some of those same politicians won re-election post-COVID.
It’s why political humor has consequences. The right joke or comedy sketch can linger longer than a white paper or news headline. We laugh and then we think, and suddenly we’re looking at an issue in a new, startling way.
Even false political jabs can linger longer. Sarah Palin never said, “I can see Russia from my house.” Tina Fey’s Palin “Saturday Night Live” sketch character did, though, and people tied it to the real Palin.
Politicians hold considerable sway over us, yet they can be brought to heel by laughter. It’s why free speech matters and stinging satire leaves a mark.
<div id="attachment_855679" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-855679" class="size-large wp-image-855679" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407154-864x576.jpg" alt="LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena." width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407154-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407154-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407154-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407154.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Credit: Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images.</div>
Will we see comedians hold the politicians at the heart of the California wildfires accountable in the days ahead? If not, shame on them.
We’re watching gross incompetence in real time as thousands flee their homes and worry if they’ll be still standing upon their return. The raging fires are like something out of a Hollywood disaster movie.
It’s often unhealthy to score political points during a tragedy. At times, it’s unavoidable, and now is certainly the case.
We know L.A. Mayor Karen Bass cut $17.6 million from the city’s fire department budget. The progressive mayor wasn’t even in L.A. when the fires broke out. She was in Ghana on a political junket.
The optics couldn’t get much worse. Remember how “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gaqTdV4pqI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Night Live</a>” and late-night comedians mocked Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas when he was out of state in Cancun during a deadly cold weather front in 2021?  It’s hard to forget given the nonstop jokes on the subject.
Fair? Unfair? He probably thinks twice now before jetting out of town. What Bass and Co. have done to California is immeasurably worse.
Need more material tied to the fires? <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karen-bass-ignores-questions-about-her-handling-of-devastating-fires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayor Bass literally stood silent</a> as a European journalist pelted her with tough but fair questions about the unfolding tragedy. Later, the Mayor tried to steer locals to a website where they could get more information, except during her speech she simply said “URL” <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/la-mayor-karen-bass-stumbles-through-presser-script-failing-to-share-emergency-information-website-address-this-can-be-found-at-url/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and omitted the actual website’s address</a>.
More comedy gold for satirists speaking truth to power. An A.I. bot could probably crank out a few monologue jokes. Will late-night comedians bite?
So far, they’re <a href="https://latenighter.com/news/heres-how-the-late-night-shows-addressed-the-l-a-wildfires/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taking the high road</a> regarding the devastation.
Far-Left “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert kept the mood serious.
“We want to send our love and concern to all the residents of Los Angeles who are facing what is being described as the most destructive fire in the city’s history.”
The host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” took a similar tack.
“The scenes we’re seeing on television are obviously harrowing, and there are no real words that I can share other than that we are thinking about you and we are hoping for your safety.”
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That’s understandable … for now. Although, if a Republican governor was in charge the tone might be different. Might.
It’s what happens next that matters, and it could have political repercussions.
Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” won’t hold back. The Libertarian host <a href="https://x.com/greggutfeld/status/1877334892398129301" target="_blank" rel="noopener">already weighed in</a> via his X account, and his 10:00 p.m. show will likely do the same.
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Another possible source of comedy? HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” The long-running host has shown a knack for truth-telling regardless of party affiliation. He’s been a thorn in the Left’s side for several years, mocking progressives for their extreme culture war positions and woke overreach.
He’s based in L.A. and might skewer pols who have made the problem exponentially worse. He’s also a Climate Change alarmist and might focus on that angle, even if there’s no evidence climate change played a role in the catastrophe.
So far, late-night hosts are living down to their partisan reputations.
Rather than satirize Newsom or Bass — or others directly overseeing the city and state — they&#8217;re targeting President-elect Donald Trump for his rhetoric.
Both &#8220;Daily Show&#8221; host Desi Lydic and Meyers <a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/late-night-hosts-mock-trump-response-la-fires-1236271464/">attacked Trump&#8217;s critiques</a> rather than the actions, or inactions, of key Democrats. That&#8217;s a sign it will only grow more one-sided from here.
Will Jimmy Fallon courageously skewer the politicians who let their constituents down? Colbert? Meyers? Kimmel? Stewart?
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We’ll have to wait and see. If the past is prologue, these comedians will find a way to blame President-Elect Donald Trump for the crisis or avoid political name-calling in general. It may be up to YouTube-based comedians and podcasters to pick up the slack, and their social media platforms will only grow in response.
Too many modern journalists have refused to hold Democratic politicians accountable over the past few years. Just consider how many questions Vice President Kamala Harris has fielded of late over President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.
Try zero, and that’s inexcusable.
It’s no laughing matter when mainstream comedians choose politics over the truth.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Late Night with Seth Meyers – Season 12

Will Late Night Roast Newsom And Bass For Fires? Don’t Hold Your Breath.

Fires

Humor

Jimmy Fallon

Jon Stewart

Leftists

Satire

Seth Meyers

U.S. Politics

Late-night host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jimmy-kimmel">Jimmy Kimmel</a> joined the conversation following the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime">arrest</a> of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sharing text exchanges from show staffers who made light of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder">assassination</a>.
Kimmel used his monologue on Tuesday night to share screenshots of text exchanges between people who work on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and their family members and friends.
“We definitely know who wins Time‘s &#8216;Sexiest Alleged Murderer of the Year,&#8217; that would go to Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare,” Kimmel began. He added that Mangione has “become the hottest cold-blooded killer in America” as social media users circulated photos of him online.
“I’m not sure what this says about us, but ever since these photos of him came out from his holding cell, from his mug shot … someone found his abs somewhere online,” the 57-year-old comedian continued. “Ryan Murphy right now is flying to Netflix headquarters in a jetpack.”
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“So many women and so many men are going nuts over how good-looking this killer is,” Kimmel said. “There’s a huge wave of horny washing over us right now. It’s like when one of the guys you work with says, ‘I had a dream about you last night.’ When it’s the FedEx guy with the big muscles and the rolled-up sleeves, you’re like, ‘Ohh.’ But if it’s the bald IT guy wearing Crocs with black socks, you’re on the phone with HR.”
Kimmel went on to introduce staffers&#8217; text exchanges about Mangione, keeping the conversations anonymous “to protect the guilty.”
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In one text thread, a staffer wrote, “People are saying a NY jury has the power to find him innocent, bc we all love him,” to which someone replied, “I’m not mad at him.”
“Please tell me you’re as obsessed as I am with this handsome CEO killer,” another text about the accused murderer said. “Yes! So many questions,” the response said. “Like, ‘Can I fix you?&#8217;” the original texter wrote back. 
One staffer said she was “texting all my friends in NY that I hope they get called for jury duty,” and posted a reply saying, “God I want to do jury duty so bad.”
Another staffer said she hoped to “bake him cookies” in prison, while another said she was “about to be a jailhouse bride.”
“At least it’s stirring up a passion for civic duty, I guess,” Kimmel joked, discussing how people are making merch and having lookalike contests. “It’s bananas. But I have to say, it does feel kind of good; we’re moving away from nonstop election coverage and back to drooling over a cold-blooded murderer’s eyebrows and abs. I think that might be progress, maybe not, I don’t know.”
RELATED:<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-slammed-for-making-jokes-about-murder-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo"> &#8216;SNL&#8217; Slammed For Making Jokes About Murder Of UnitedHealthcare CEO</a>

JIMMY KIMMEL

Jimmy Kimmel Laughs, Shares Staffers’ Texts About CEO Killer Being ‘Hot’

Jimmy Kimmel Laughs, Shares Staffers' Texts About CEO Killer Being 'Hot' 

assasination

Murder

New York City

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> Republican commentator Scott Jennings roasted late-night comedians for their obvious descent — fueled by President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s landslide victory on Tuesday — into naked Democratic activism, arguing that &#8220;at some point, people might expect it to be funny.&#8221;
Jennings ripped into the comedians — name-dropping Jimmy Kimmel, who was brought to tears after Trump won — and argued that they were alienating half the country by telling them that only the Trump-hating people in their audience really mattered.
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&quot;At some point, people might expect it to be funny&quot;: <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScottJenningsKY</a> ROASTS late night Regime comics <a href="https://t.co/AB9ngrInLq">pic.twitter.com/AB9ngrInLq</a>
&mdash; Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BonillaJL/status/1856186886928171030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Jennings noted that liberal comedian and HBO host Bill Maher — who has repeatedly swiped at his own side for going too far with regard to gender surgeries, COVID lockdowns, and more — seemed to understand that going all-in on activism instead of comedy — and in the process, potentially alienating half the country &#8212; was not the wisest course of action.
&#8220;The rest of these people have become pathetic. I mean, they stopped being comedians and they started becoming political activists. I mean, Jimmy Kimmel out here crying? I mean, it’s pathetic,&#8221; Jennings said. &#8220;And so my my question is, if you’re going to have a late-night comedy show, at some point, people might expect it to be funny and not just a constant political screed against one party, and I don’t — I don’t know that this activism for four more years is sustainable if you’re going to market something as comedy, but the actual product is nothing more than sort of a lowbrow political activism.&#8221;
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&#8220;These people represent the way a lot of people feel, so it’d actually be interesting if the Trump folks could actually make us feel like, ‘we’re not going to take away your rights,’ and that doesn’t make sense, you think it doesn’t make sense a lot of people actually think that makes sense. That’s the way a lot of people feel,&#8221; Touré protested.
&#8220;That is their audience,&#8221; CNN host Abby Phillip said.
“Is that their mission? To be activists and not comedians?” Jennings pressed.
“Well, sometimes the comedian does stop telling jokes and says serious things,&#8221; Touré replied.
Jennings pushed on, adding, &#8220;During the Biden years, there was nobody who provided more comedy fodder possible than Joe Biden.&#8221;
That was enough for the rest of the panel, who all began protesting at once that Biden had been on the receiving end of plenty of criticism and mockery.

Scott Jennings Roasts Late-Night Comedians: ‘At Some Point, People Might Expect It To Be Funny’

Scott Jennings Roasts Late-Night Comedians: 'At Some Point, People Might Expect It To Be Funny'

2024 Election

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel literally cried on Wednesday over Donald Trump winning the 2024 election, claiming it was a &#8220;terrible day&#8221; for all Americans, even for those who voted for Trump.
Kimmel, along with other late-night hosts, is an ardent anti-Trumper who routinely mocks the former, and future, president in mean-spirited monologues and sketches.
“It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard-working immigrants who make this country go, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech,&#8221; Kimmel said through tears to his liberal audience in Hollywood.
“I’ve been trying to come up with something positive, the best I can come up with is we’ve been through this once before and yes this time it’s probably gonna be worse, maybe a lot worse,&#8221; Kimmel amped up the dramatics.
The host went on to take some not-so-subtle shots at Trump&#8217;s supporters, too, like suggesting they lack &#8220;common sense&#8221; and are ignorant or stupid.
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“I’m disappointed, I know a lot of you are too,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I thought common sense would prevail. I’m so stupid, I always think it’s gonna but for a lot of people, this just isn’t important. It’s not high on their list.”
&#8220;It was a terrible night for everyone who voted against him, and guess what?&#8221; Kimmel continued. &#8220;It was a bad night for everyone who voted for him too. You just don&#8217;t realize it yet.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Jimmy Kimmel is holding back actual tears lmaooo 🤣 <a href="https://t.co/ZsVootqJbr">pic.twitter.com/ZsVootqJbr</a>
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Jimmy Kimmel: &#8220;It was a terrible night for everyone who voted against him, and guess what? It was a bad night for everyone who voted for him too. You just don&#8217;t realize it yet.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/2Iw1awVAXH">pic.twitter.com/2Iw1awVAXH</a>
— Daily Dose of X (@schuld_eth) <a href="https://twitter.com/schuld_eth/status/1854435608573207025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
Kimmel recently made headlines for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prison-time-biden-doj-jailed-memester-for-joke-like-jimmy-kimmel-just-made">joking</a> that Trump supporters should vote after Election Day. &#8220;If you want to vote for Trump, vote late,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Vote very late. Do your voting on Thursday or maybe Friday.&#8221;
Despite Kimmel&#8217;s cries of supposed authoritarianism under Trump, it was the Biden-Harris DOJ who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-supporter-douglass-mackey-sentenced-to-7-months-in-prison-over-voting-memes">sentenced</a> a young man named <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-doj-trying-to-lock-up-a-pro-trump-meme-maker-for-ten-years-heres-what-you-need-to-know" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Douglass Mackey</a> to prison time for a similar joke made online about Hillary Clinton supporters.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prison-time-biden-doj-jailed-memester-for-joke-like-jimmy-kimmel-just-made" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Prison Time’: Biden DOJ Jailed Memester For Joke Like Jimmy Kimmel Just Made</a>

Jimmy Kimmel, Kamala Harris

Jimmy Kimmel Literally Cries Over Trump Win, Suggests Trump Voters Are Stupid

Democrats are now becoming desperate and they are trotting out their last line of defense: Celebrities.
Yes, it&#8217;s celebrity time. Now, it&#8217;s always bewildered me that Democrats believe celebrities are really going to move the needle in a major way in favor of their party. It has never worked in my lifetime.
Barack Obama didn&#8217;t need celebrities, he was a celebrity. Hillary Clinton tried using celebrities and failed. Joe Biden really didn&#8217;t have much by the way of celebrity endorsements because his entire campaign was run from his basement.
Well, now Kamala Harris is calling on all of her Hollywood friends to cut endorsements for her.
Members of “The Avengers” cast decided to cut a commercial that is indeed the weirdest commercial ever. They literally end it by shouting “Down with democracy” as they say that Kamala Harris should be the president:
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‘AVENGERS’ stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle and Paul Bettany have reunited to make a video endorsing Kamala Harris’ campaign for President. <a href="https://t.co/Erh31rowps">pic.twitter.com/Erh31rowps</a>
&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href="https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1852101867376926874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Are you going to vote based on that? Are you going to listen to Mark “I hate Jews” Ruffalo? Those are the people who are going out with? All right.
Jennifer Lopez was also out campaigning. She apparently was incredibly offended, as a Puerto Rican woman, by Tony Hinchcliffe.
Here she was at a rally for Kamala Harris:
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Jennifer Lopez: I am Puerto Rican and yes I was born here, and we are Americans. I am a mother. I am a sister. I am an actress and I like Hollywood endings and I like it when the good guy, or in this case the good girl wins. And with an understanding of our past, and our faith in… <a href="https://t.co/0Elnsy1jIG">pic.twitter.com/0Elnsy1jIG</a>
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So, when I have questions about character, the first person I go to is the woman who dated Diddy. Her judgment on humans is stellar.
Jimmy Kimmel, by the way, is now so excited for Kamala Harris that he is actually violating the law. Here he was the other night doing just that:
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When I made an election joke, the Deep State used it as a pretext to conduct a fishing expedition against me, subpoenaing all financial records, leases, employment information and pay stubs, and email accounts.
Will Jimmy Kimmel enjoy the same? <a href="https://t.co/uAMI9saL2i">https://t.co/uAMI9saL2i</a>
&mdash; Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) <a href="https://twitter.com/DougMackeyCase/status/1851952707826819183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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So, yes, that&#8217;s a joke. The problem is, the Department of Justice actually <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-supporter-douglass-mackey-sentenced-to-7-months-in-prison-over-voting-memes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prosecuted a man</a> named Douglass Mackey back in October of 2023 for this exact same joke.
Mackey had about 58,000 Twitter followers when he tweeted out and texted some information suggesting that black voters should show up late for the election. They prosecuted him and he went to jail. Jimmy Kimmel, however, can apparently do it with no problem at all.
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But the desperation is setting in for the Democratic Party. They&#8217;re looking for a closing argument.
Their latest attempt comes courtesy of President Trump himself. President Trump was out on the campaign trail with Tucker Carlson last night in Glendale, Arizona, and he started talking about Liz Cheney. Here is what he had to say:
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🚨To every FAKE NEWS reporter taking President Trump’s words out of context:
President Trump was CLEARLY explaining that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves.<a href="https://t.co/UlHvKszEIY">pic.twitter.com/UlHvKszEIY</a>
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I actually don&#8217;t like the Chicken Hawk argument. It was crap when it was trotted out against George W. Bush and all of his supporters back in the 2000s and I think it’s crap now. I don&#8217;t think congressmen are sitting there thinking, “Well, it&#8217;s not me, so I&#8217;m just going to send troops.”
The reality is, there are wide differences of opinion about foreign policy among people who have served in the military and people who have not served in the military. So, I don’t like the Chicken Hawk argument because it&#8217;s specious, empty, and foolish.
But that is not the rip on Trump. What they are ripping Trump for is the part where he said, “Let&#8217;s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her&#8230;”
They&#8217;re claiming he wants her assassinated. I&#8217;m sorry, but that’s just not true. It&#8217;s not real. Trump is not calling for the killing of Liz Cheney. He&#8217;s clearly making the exact same argument the entire Left made about the entire Right during the period 2002 to 2008 in which they said, “You guys are really sanguine about sending troops into harm&#8217;s way, but very few of you have served in the military and it would be totally different if you were on the front lines with barrels trained at you.”
Liz Cheney then put out a <a href="https://x.com/Liz_Cheney/status/1852292100844621974">statement</a> saying:
<blockquote>This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.</blockquote>
Listen, it&#8217;s not my fault you can&#8217;t speak English or that you&#8217;re being radically dishonest by taking President Trump out of context.
Then, this was the literal headline today over at <a href="https://www.drudgereport.com/">Drudge</a>:
<blockquote>TRUMP CALLS FOR CHENEY&#8217;S EXECUTION
WANTS MILITARY TRIBUNAL
ARIZONA AG INVESTIGATES!
HARRIS CONDEMNS HIS VIOLENT RHETORIC</blockquote>
That&#8217;s not remotely true.
And then there was this one from the <a href="https://www.the-express.com/news/politics/153330/vile-trump-shot-liz-cheney">Daily Express</a>:
<blockquote>Trump says Liz Cheney should be &#8216;shot in the face&#8217; by nine guns in sickening fantasy.
Donald Trump has caused controversy by suggesting Liz Cheney should have &#8220;guns trained on her face&#8221; in an alarming firing squad fantasy.</blockquote>
Not a fact. That&#8217;s not remotely what he said. 
This is the stupidest game — and they&#8217;re now playing this game full-time. They&#8217;re finding things that Trump says that are actually unobjectionable on their face. You can disagree with the argument, but the actual language is being skewed and twisted in order to achieve something that Trump never said.
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