Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Oscars ceremony in March this year and one of the millions of viewers who watched it live was Donald Trump, who made his famous comment on Truth Social during the ceremony's broadcast.
Trump angrily said, “Has there ever been a worse Oscar host than Jimmy Kimmel?”
Six months later, Trump still appears to be upset with Kimmel's performance as Oscar host. “Jimmy Kimmel was the worst host in the history of the Academy Awards. He's one of the dumbest people ever. What an idiot,” Trump said at a rally in Indiana on Monday evening.
“Isn't that cute? He's confusing me with one of his sons again,” Kimmel responded in his monologue Tuesday.
“You think he's flirting with me? What is this? When I die, I want this clip to be played during the 'In Memoriam' montage at the Emmys,” Kimmel said.
“They even brought my wife into it,” Kimmel said, referring to how Trump featured Kimmel's wife, Molly McNerney, at his rally, saying she had begged Kimmel not to read Trump's post on stage during the event. McNerney is the lead author of the article. Jimmy Kimmel Live! and was a writer and producer for the 2024 Oscars.
Kimmel joked, “Should I be concerned that Trump has mentioned my wife more times than his own at his rallies this year?” He soon invited McNerney to the stage to respond to Trump's comments.
“I'm glad you listened to me, because one in three women in this country lives under an abortion ban because of the pressure you put on our Supreme Court,” McNerney told Trump. “Thanks to you, women in 21 states can't make their own decisions about their lives and their bodies. And 10 U.S. states make no exceptions for rape or incest.”
McNerney added: “The party you run so well and so beautifully, the party that cares so much about motherhood, has just blocked a bill that would protect our access to IVF. Women are dying, and good doctors are quitting, because they can't give women the fertility care they so desperately need. So my advice is to shut up and go away.”
“Go to Mar-a-Lago,” he urged. “Cheat all day playing golf and masturbating to Newsmax, and let a capable woman do the work.”