Donald Trump slams ‘lousy host’ Jimmy Kimmel for Oscars 2024 joke: He’s ‘dumber than I thought’
19.03.2024 - 14:27
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2024 Oscar hosting gig. The late-night talk show host, 56, made a joke about the former president, 77, at the awards ceremony on March 10.Trump appeared on Fox News’ Media Buzz on Sunday where he slammed Kimmel’s quips. “Jimmy Kimmel is — every night he hits me, I guess.
His ratings are terrible,” the politician scoffed. “I hear he hits me all the time, so I figured I’d hit him because I thought he was a lousy host.”During Hollywood’s biggest night, the comedian graced the stage and read a Truth Social post from Trump that was about the evening. Trump’s post read: “Has there ever been a worse host than Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars?” The funnyman continued on to recite the words: “His opening was that of a less-than-average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be.”The message scored over 3,000 ReTruths and over 16,600 likes on the platform.Kimmel joked at LA’s Dolby Theater: “Thank you, President Trump.
Thank you for watching. I’m surprised you’re still up. Isn’t it past your jail time?” Oscars producers discouraged Kimmel from showcasing Trump’s social media review at the event, however, he continued on regardless.
After the show, Kimmel told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: “They’re like, ‘You’ve got a little bit of time’ and I was like, ‘I’m reading the Trump tweet.’ And they’re like, ‘No, no, don’t read that.’ [I was like,] ‘Yes, I am.’”During his chat with Fox, Trump spoke out about Kimmel’s claim that he was advised against presenting the Truth Social tweet during the broadcast. “Now the big story is that they all begged him not to do it…‘don’t do it,’” the businessman divulged. “He probably—stupidly, you know, he had to act in a short period of time, like minutes, right? He had minutes
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