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Kimmel Mocks Trump Over Fox News Influence in Guard Deployment Debate

His monologue amplifies reporting that cable coverage is shaping the president’s perception of unrest in major cities.

Overview

  • On Wednesday’s show, Jimmy Kimmel called President Donald Trump a “dumb dumb” as he tore into the president’s grasp of current events and reliance on Fox News.
  • Kimmel cited Daily Beast reporting, which drew on Zeteo, that Trump’s advisers are alarmed by the influence Fox News has on his decision-making.
  • He referenced reports that Trump pushed National Guard action in Portland after seeing Fox News footage from 2020 that he believed was current.
  • Kimmel highlighted Trump’s own NBC comment asking whether television matched reality after speaking with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek.
  • To counter claims of widespread urban chaos, Kimmel aired viewer-shot scenes from Portland, Chicago, and Los Angeles, while noting that some assertions about TV-driven orders remain reported rather than confirmed.