ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel showed a stunning lack of self-awareness on Wednesday as he accused Fox News of conducting a “North Korea-level” town hall with Donald Trump.
After playing a montage of various Fox personalities praising Bret Baier’s interview with Kamala Harris, Kimmel reacted to Trump's response with an interesting use of the word "us." “Alright, save it for the post-show orgy, everybody, come on now. They all sit there in fear, imagining Donald Trump on the toilet watching them. Trump said Fox has grown ‘so weak and soft’ on the Democrats. Which is true. They barely accuse us of eating babies anymore.”
Speaking of Harris, Kimmel added, “You remember when Trump was complaining that Kamala Harris wouldn't sit for interviews? Now she's on TV more often than those Jardiance commercials.”
However, “while Trump was hammering Fox for being too fair to his opponent, this is the grilling he got earlier today from Fox right from the start at his pre-taped all-women town hall.”
Kimmel then played a clip from the town hall where a woman began her question about illegal immigration, “Dear President Trump, thank you so much for everything you have done for this country. You fought for us in the past, you are fighting for us right now, and I know you will fight for us in the future.”
Kimmel replied, “So, some hard-hitting stuff going on there. This is like North Korea-level propaganda. This is a hand-picked audience of Trump-loving women in Georgia.”
By supposed contrast, Kimmel asks Harris about red states supposedly wanting to ban birth control, Doug Emhoff about fantasy football and McDonald’s, and Tim Walz about being a school cafeteria supervisor and whether families wearing matching Christmas pajamas is weird.
The comedians cannot have it both ways. They can either be the court jester who just clowns around or they can portray themselves as serious political thinkers who use jokes instead of lectures or long-winded essays to educate their audience on issues they care about, but they cannot do both.
Here is a transcript for the October 16 show:
ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live!
10/16/2024
11:40 PM ET
JIMMY KIMMEL: Alright, save it for the post-show orgy, everybody, come on now. They all sit there in fear, imagining Donald Trump on the toilet watching them. Trump said Fox has grown "so weak and soft" on the Democrats. Which is true. They barely accuse us of eating babies anymore, but you remember when Trump was complaining that Kamala Harris wouldn't sit for interviews? Now she's on TV more often than those Jardiance commercials, she's--. Meanwhile, while Trump was hammering Fox for being too fair to his opponent, this is the grilling he got earlier today from Fox right from the start at his pre-taped all-women town hall.
HARRIS FAULKNER: Women's issues are everybody's issues, and we're doing it with the voters asking questions. So, please, take it away.
WOMAN: Dear President Trump, thank you so much for everything you have done for this country.
DONALD TRUMP: Thank you.
WOMAN: You fought for us in the past, you are fighting for us right now, and I know you will fight for us in the future.
TRUMP: Thank you.
KIMMEL: So, some hard-hitting stuff going on there. This is like North Korea-level propaganda. This is a hand-picked audience of Trump-loving women in Georgia.
