Overview
- Addressing British viewers on Channel 4, Jimmy Kimmel said “tyranny is booming” in the United States and warned that core democratic institutions are being eroded.
- He mocked President Trump as “King Donny the Eighth,” claimed the government sought to silence him, and cited a threat that preceded his show being taken off air.
- Kimmel recounted ABC’s brief September suspension of his program following his comments related to Charlie Kirk’s killing and credited broad public backlash for a rapid reinstatement.
- The speech ran as Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message shortly after King Charles III’s address, highlighting the feud’s transatlantic resonance.
- The White House dismissed the remarks in a statement, and Kimmel remains on air with Disney support under a contract running through May 2027.