Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel continues to showcase his disdain for anyone outside his coastal liberal bubble. During his Monday night monologue, Kimmel raged against those protesting across the country against the shelter in place mandates as “crazy right wing” Trump supporters, before claiming they wanted everyone to die.
Despite millions of Americans losing their jobs due to the shutdown, and many protesters angry at the extended lockdown in their states that may not have been affected by the virus very much, or have seen the curve flatten already, the job-secure Kimmel disgregarded their concerns as stupid:
People are getting restless. Especially the people who aren't too bright. In Florida, on Saturday, I saw the hashtag #Floridamorons was trending and thought, well, this could mean a lot of things. But what it meant was this. The governor of Florida reopened the beach in Jacksonville, and of course no one followed the rules.
Turning to a shouting “standoff” between a protester (in their car) and a medical worker in Denver, Kimmel complained about the “crazy right-wingers” being encouraged by President Trump:
Well, you know what they say. It ain't over till the fat lady screams crazy right-wing talking points at a medical professional who's trying to save her family's lives. A big reason why these protesters are gaining steam is because our president is encouraging them.
Kimmel went on to claim protesters were “suicidal’” for wanting to keep their guns and drive their cars:
I'm starting to think that these characters who support Trump might be suicidal. They seem to fight hardest for the things that will kill them. They want freedom to gather in large groups during an epidemic. They want guns. They want pollution. I figured it out. They want to die and they're taking us down with them. It's like if the Titanic was headed towards the iceberg, and half of the passengers were like, "Can you please speed this thing up?"
Complaining about guns and pollution...Is Kimmel turning into Joy Behar? The View host also complained yesterday about some protesters exercising their 2nd Amendment rights as something “terrorists” do.
Kimmel wasn’t the only late-night host arrogantly showing his contempt for the plebeians. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow spent two nights sneering at protesters as “tea party” conspiracy theorists who won’t comply with their progressive governor’s mandates intended to save lives.
You can read the transcript, below:
Jimmy Kimmel Live
4/20/2020
KIMMEL: People are getting restless. Especially the people who aren't too bright. In Florida, on Saturday, I saw the hashtag #Floridamorons was trending and thought, well, this could mean a lot of things. But what it meant was this. The governor of Florida reopened the beach in Jacksonville, and of course no one followed the rules. Fortunately, there are no old people living in Florida who might be at risk. The governor of Georgia is planning to reopen tattoo parlors and bowling alleys this week. Which think that's on their state flag, right? And thousands of Americans in more than a dozen states have gathered to protest "Stay at home." Not too far from us in Huntington Beach this brave woman fought passionately for her right to all 31 flavors. There were some very creative signs that illustrated this plight. Many are experiencing so powerfully like I need a haircut. Massage is essential. Jesus is my vaccine. And Buddha is my personal trainer I think. In Denver, Colorado there was a standoff between protesters and an angry health care worker. [ Honking ] Well, you know what they say. It ain't over till the fat lady screams crazy right-wing talking points at a medical professional who's trying to save her family's lives. A big reason why these protesters are gaining steam is because our president is encouraging them. Despite everyone who works for him telling people to stay at home. Despite the official White House mandate being shelter in place, over the weekend, the guy who runs the White House tweeted, "Liberate Michigan, liberate Minnesota and liberate Virginia." This from a man who refuses to even liberate Melania. It really is irresponsible to the most unbelievable degree. To be saying things -- one minute he tells us to stay at home and the next minute he says this.
TRUMP: If people feel that way you're allowed to protest. I mean, they feel that way. I watched the protests and they were all six feet apart. I mean, it was a very orderly group of people.
KIMMEL: Right. Let's take a look at that orderly group of people who gathered in Austin, Texas to chant "Fire Dr. Fauci."
PROTESTER: Fire Fauci! Fire Fauci! Fire Fauci!
KIMMEL: If he thinks those people were six feet apart, it might explain why he thinks his hands are normal size. I get that people need to go back to work. I do. But the point of "Stay at home" is to get a lid on this so we can get back to work and then stay at work. I'm starting to think that these characters who support Trump might be suicidal. They seem to fight hardest for the things that will kill them. They want freedom to gather in large groups during an epidemic. They want guns. They want pollution. I figured it out. They want to die and they're taking us down with them. It's like if the Titanic was headed towards the iceberg, and half of the passengers were like, "Can you please speed this thing up?" But our president has full confidence that what these protesters are doing is not a problem.
REPORTER: Are you concerned, though, that people coming out in protest are going to spread COVID to other people, they're congregating in ways that health experts have said they should not?
TRUMP: No. These are people expressing their views. I see where they are and I see the way they're working. They seem to be very responsible people to me.
KIMMEL: Yes. Yes, they are very responsible, for spreading a deadly virus.
