Overview
- On the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, McNearney said relatives’ votes for President Trump felt like a rejection of her family and that she has lost relationships as a result.
- She described growing up in a conservative household, emailing relatives before the 2024 election to plead with them not to back Trump, and receiving mostly silence or angry replies.
- McNearney framed the divide as a clash of values rather than party politics, saying she is often angry yet feels some sympathy for family she believes are being misinformed.
- She and Jimmy Kimmel recounted telling their children his show was suspended in September, saying their daughter cried and their son asked if the president was involved, to which they replied yes.
- In September, ABC preempted Jimmy Kimmel Live! after affiliates Nexstar and Sinclair pulled it and FCC Chair Brendan Carr condemned Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk’s killing; Disney reinstated the show days later, calling some comments ill‑timed and insensitive, and Trump publicly cheered the pause.