Overview
- In Channel 4’s Dec. 25 alternative Christmas address, Kimmel said 2025 had been “a very good year” from “the point of view of fascism” in the United States and declared “tyranny is thriving here.”
- He mocked the president as “King Donnie VIII” and claimed Trump had “lost,” pointing to ABC’s extension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! through mid-2027.
- Kimmel referenced his September suspension by ABC over remarks about the political exploitation of influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination, noting he returned to air about a week later.
- He joked that governments silence critics in “Russia, North Korea and Los Angeles,” warning British viewers that “things move quickly.”
- He urged the U.K. audience not to “abandon” Americans and closed with reassurance that the country will recover, in a Channel 4 tradition previously featuring Stephen Fry and Edward Snowden.