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Kimmel Launches #ShowMeYourHellhole to Challenge Trump’s ‘Hellhole’ Claims

The late-night host invites videos that contest portrayals used to justify talk of invoking the Insurrection Act.

Overview

  • In Wednesday's monologue, Jimmy Kimmel asked residents of Portland, Chicago, Memphis and Washington, D.C., to upload #ShowMeYourHellhole videos for possible use on his show.
  • He contrasted depictions of Portland as war-torn with peaceful protest scenes outside the city's ICE facility.
  • Trump this week called Portland a “burning hellhole” and said he was considering enforcing the Insurrection Act against the city.
  • Coverage referenced National Guard deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., along with efforts to extend such measures to Portland and Chicago.
  • Portland Mayor Keith Wilson rejected the portrayal, as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visited the city and vowed to “double down” on enforcement by acquiring additional federal buildings.