Overview
- On Dec. 25, Kimmel delivered Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message and warned that “tyranny prospers here” in the United States.
- He said 2025 had been “a very good year” from the point of view of fascism in the U.S.
- He mocked President Trump as “King Donnie VIII” and argued the renewal of Jimmy Kimmel Live! to mid‑2027 showed the president “lost.”
- He revisited his September suspension by ABC after criticizing the right’s use of the Charlie Kirk assassination, noting he returned to air about a week later.
- Coverage cited a large support effort, including petitions signed by hundreds of entertainers, and placed his address in Channel 4’s tradition dating to 1993 with past speakers such as Stephen Fry and Edward Snowden.