SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 3.10.2024
I thought Jimmy Kimmel was just doing a comic riff when he closed the Oscar ceremony by reading a message from Donald Trump on his phone.
It was for real:
Kimmel fired back at Trump onstage by saying, “Blah, blah, blah … Okay, now, see if you can guess which former president just posted that on TruthSocial. Anyone? No? Well, thank you, President Trump. Thank you for watching, I’m surprised you’re still — isn’t it past your jail time?”
The audience roared.
Trump will be in a Manhattan courtroom in two weeks as he faces 34 felony charges. Paying off his porn star mistress Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep news of their affair out of the tabloids.
Trump’s priorities are dishing his enemies. There are plenty.
Following is Trump’s Truth Social message which Jimmy Kimmel read to the audience and viewers worldwide.
“Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be. Get rid of Kimmel and perhaps replace him with another washed up, but cheap, ABC ‘talent,’ George Slopanopoulos,” Trump wrote, likely meaning George Stephanopoulos. “He would make everybody on stage look bigger, stronger, and more glamorous.”
“Also a really bad politically correct show tonight, and for years – Disjointed, boring, and very unfair,” Trump continued. “Why don’t they just give the Oscars to those that deserve them. Maybe that way their audience and TV ratings will come back from the depths. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
“isn’t it past your jail time?”
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jimmy-kimmel-joke-trump-tweet-2024-oscars-host-1235937570
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