Kimmel Claims Renee Good Was 'Murdered' Despite No Formal Charges

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel wants all of the benefits that come with the ability to talk about politics on a nationally televised show without any of the ethics or responsibility that comes with it. On Tuesday, Kimmel declared that Renee Good was “murdered in Minneapolis” despite there being no charges filed against ICE agent Jonathan Ross, let alone a conviction.

Kimmel made his remarks while introducing a clip of President Trump at that day’s White House press conference, “Trump also for the first time expressed a measure of sympathy for Renee Good, the woman who was murdered in Minneapolis. He now concedes that her death was a tragedy but not necessarily for the reason you might hope.”

 

 

While Kimmel would go on to mock Trump for talking about himself, Kimmel’s introduction is just the latest example of him not putting his monologue through the rigorous fact-checking process he claims he does. In addition to the irresponsible riling up of his liberal audience, journalism ethics 101—and yes, journalism ethics also apply to comedians—says that you do not say someone has committed a crime until they have been convicted, and at this moment in time, Ross hasn’t even been alleged to have committed a crime.

A bit later, Kimmel hypothesized that the reason why Trump is acting like he is, “Trump is jealous that all the shows on the History Channel are about Hitler and not him.”

Kimmel is just the latest member of the media to flippantly throw around the M-word, but Disney still might find it wise to stage another intervention with Kimmel.

 

 

Here is a transcript for the January 20 show:

ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live!

1/20/2026

11:43 PM ET

JIMMY KIMMEL: Trump also for the first time expressed a measure of sympathy for Renee Good, the woman who was murdered in Minneapolis. He now concedes that her death was a tragedy but not necessarily for the reason you might hope.

DONALD TRUMP: I felt horribly when I was told that the young woman who was—a tragedy, it’s a tragedy, it’s a horrible thing. Everybody would say -- ICE would say the same thing, but when I learned her parents, and her father in particular, I hope he still is, but I don't know, was a tremendous Trump fan, he was all for Trump, loved Trump. And you know, it's terrible. I was told that by a lot of people, they said, “Oh, he loves you.” He was -- I hope he still feels that way. I don’t know, it’s hard. Hard situation. But her father was a tremendous -- and parents – were tremendous Trump fans. It's so sad, it just happens. It's terrible.

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I have a theory, and I think this might explain a lot. Trump is jealous that all the shows on the History Channel are about Hitler and not him.