Overview
- McNearney said she has lost relationships with relatives who voted for President Donald Trump, calling the divide a matter of family values rather than party politics.
- The Jimmy Kimmel Live executive producer described growing up in a conservative household before her views changed after leaving home.
- She recounted sending pre‑election emails pleading with family not to back Trump, saying most did not respond and a few replies were extreme, which deepened the strain.
- McNearney said she feels in constant conflict and often angry over news tied to Trump, though she expressed some sympathy for relatives she believes are being misinformed.
- She and Kimmel described telling their children about the show’s September suspension as helicopters hovered nearby, noting their daughter cried and their son asked if the president was involved; the show returned to air within a week after ABC and Disney reinstated it.