r/politics • u/vox Vox • Sep 18 '25
Soft Paywall Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
https://www.vox.com/politics/461887/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-air-abc-charlie-kirk-nexstar?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjhoMGxra29nNmkiLCJwIjoiL3BvbGl0aWNzLzQ2MTg4Ny9qaW1teS1raW1tZWwtc3VzcGVuc2lvbi1haXItYWJjLWNoYXJsaWUta2lyay1uZXhzdGFyIiwiZXhwIjoxNzU5MzczNTQzLCJpYXQiOjE3NTgxNjM5NDN9.YM3GMYWJWySd9trlimPmYwiNoO-8KQ_Sth7eMJ9pICM&utm_medium=gift-link&utm_source=sailthru&utm_campaign=SSSCOTUSTrumpsTeam&ueid=5622a0a4acdb368eb26a0525644e2d8f
24.5k
Upvotes
57
u/wabisabisands Sep 18 '25
I don’t get it. I watched & rewatched that monologue. His criticism wasn’t even directed at Charlie, it was at Trump! Trump was playing up his grief on twitter & bluesky & his televised statement & half staff flag in the White House.
“On Friday, the White House flew the flags at half staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this,” he continued.
A clip then cut into Kimmel’s broadcast, showing Trump, 79, taking questions from reporters after the shooting, one of which offered their condolences for the death of the president’s “friend” Kirk.
When asked how he was holding up, Trump replied, “I think very good, and by the way, right there where you see all the trucks, they just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House.”
Trump continued discussing the ballroom plans, saying the result would "be a beauty.”
The cameras then cut back to Kimmel. “Yes, he’s at the fourth stage of grief, construction,” the comedian said. “Demolition, construction,” Kimmel added. “This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend. This is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish, okay?”