Overview
- Kimmel told British viewers that tyranny is “booming” in the United States and accused President Trump of eroding institutions from the free press to judicial independence.
- He said the U.S. government threatened him and his network before ABC pulled his show in September, then credited a public backlash for his rapid return to air.
- Mocking Trump as “King Donny the Eighth,” Kimmel said the president wants to silence him, apologized to U.K. audiences for U.S. turmoil, and asked them not to give up on America.
- Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message, a provocative counterpart to the monarch’s address since 1993, featured Kimmel after the broadcaster said he is on the front line of America’s free‑speech battle.
- ABC/Disney briefly suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! over remarks tied to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Trump celebrated the move, and Kimmel later secured a contract extension through May 2027.