Jimmy Kimmel found himself a Fox News talking point Wednesday with multiple shows and hosts denouncing the ABC late-night comic for joking about Tesla vandalism on his show.
Ironically, Kimmel’s joke on Tuesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! wasn’t so much said as it was implied. After pointing out that Teslas are being vandalized, Kimmel, a frequent critic of both Donald Trump and Elon Musk, addressed his audience with mock sincerity, saying “Please don’t vandalize. Don’t ever vandalize Tesla vehicles,” before pausing for comedic effect.
The clip was discussed on several of the network’s shows beginning Wednesday afternoon, including Outnumbered, America Reports, The Five, and The Ingraham Angle, but it was Sean Hannity who devoted the most time to Kimmel last night, taking the host and his bosses to task over the joke, saying that Kimmel’s show was “officially on cancellation watch.”
“Is that supposed to be clever?” Hannity, who welcomed Musk to his show Tuesday night, asked. “Jimmy Kimmel’s show is owned and run by ABC Disney. Disney is run by a guy named Bob Iger. Bob, are you okay with this seeming glorification of violence? Is this the inclusive woke DEI, the ABC Disney brand?”
“You are the CEO of Disney,” he continued. “Are you proud of this? Jimmy Kimmel is an unhinged loser. You see the ratings every day. We all see the ratings every day. He’s pretending to be woke and compassionate while cheering for those that are involved in these actions against Tesla, against his political enemies.”
Hannity went to resurface some of Kimmel’s less-than-woke comedy on The Man Show twenty-plus years ago, closing his remarks with the question, “Bob Iger, does Mickey Mouse approve this message?”
Kimmel taped his show Wednesday night before Hannity went to air, but he did condemn an attack on a Tesla dealership in Las Vegas in his opening monologue, saying “No one should be setting fires. You could kill somebody. You could hurt somebody. Elon Musk might not care about other people, but decent Americans should.”
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gee Sean… did you practice that in the mirror?
Kimmel is the perfect example of a pitiful loser appealing only to the lowest common denominator.
Hannity should quit his show and co-host the White House press conferences
I will boycott watching both Kimmel and Fallon for their remarks against the president and musk! They should keep their vulgar mouths closed and show respect to our president and country! They are a disgrace to the USA . Done with their shows !
Hannity is the last one to talk. Everything coming out of his mouth is to one aim, to satisfy Trump. He has the moral fibre of a marshmallow. Kimmel and others like him, are able through wit, to give us our dilemma with a spoonful of sugar. Hannity should look in the mirror before he calls the kettle black.
Sean, I heard your ex-wife is doing the Kimmel show. Should be fun.