Jimmy Kimmel slams ‘king’ Trump during Christmas message in UK

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel delivered a Christmas message in Britain attacking President Donald Trump, saying “tyranny is on the rise” in the US whereas taunting him over his present’s return to the airwaves earlier this yr.

Kimmel was chosen to ship Channel 4’s annual ‘Different Christmas Message’ this yr, a long-standing counter-programming speech broadcast alongside the BBC’s conventional Royal Christmas message.

“I do know what is going on on right here, and I can let you know that from a fascism perspective, this has been a extremely nice yr,” Kimmel stated. “Tyranny is rampant right here.”

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ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” returned to the air on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. (Randy Holmes/Disney by way of Getty Picture)

He instructed the viewers that they may have learn within the newspaper that “the president of my nation want to silence me as a result of I do not worship him the way in which he likes to be worshiped,” and that the US authorities “made a menace towards me and the corporate I work for, and immediately we have been off the air.”

“However are you aware what occurred?” Kimmel requested. “A Christmas miracle occurred. Nicely, it was September, it was a September miracle. However the vacation appears to come back earlier and earlier yearly, would not it? Tens of millions and hundreds of thousands of individuals stood up and stated, ‘No, this isn’t acceptable.'”

The late-night host claimed that even “individuals who have been on report as hating my present” spoke out and marched in assist of “the proper to free speech,” and due to these efforts, his present was introduced again.

“Our present got here again stronger than ever. We gained, the president misplaced, and now I am again on the air each night time giving probably the most highly effective politician on this planet some justified and well-deserved trash speak,” he claimed. “That is a phrase, proper? I used it properly?’

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Kimmel instructed the viewers that the rationale he is telling this story is as a result of they may suppose, “Oh, a authorities that silences its critics is one thing that occurs in locations like Russia, or North Korea, or LA, not Britain.”

“Nicely, that is what we thought, and now we have now King Donny the Eighth calling for executions. It is occurring shortly,” he added.

Jimmy Kimmel concluded his speech by apologizing on behalf of Individuals for the actions of President Donald Trump. (Bryan Steffy/Getty; Win McNamee/Getty)

He concluded his message by apologizing on behalf of the US, noting that Trump might imagine he’s a “king,” however he doesn’t characterize all Individuals.

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“We’re not good. We’re Individuals. Nobody is aware of higher than you, we’re at all times just a bit late to the sport, however will we get by way of it ultimately? Possibly. Give us about three years. Please. Thanks on your endurance, and thanks for Spider-Man. Merry Christmas and Completely happy Holidays,” he completed.

When Fox Information Digital reached out for remark, White Home spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded with the next: “In response to Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Christmas speech,’ I used to be supposed to look at it, and like many Individuals, I did not even comprehend it was occurring. Jimmy has sadly – as soon as once more – wasted his time doing one thing nobody is watching. Merry Christmas!”

ABC and its dad or mum firm, Disney, have briefly canceled “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” taken off the air in September after the host launched the suspected assassin of a conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a Trump supporter.

Jimmy Kimmel’s late night time present was briefly taken off the air in September after the host’s feedback about Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer sparked outrage. (David Russell/Disney by way of Getty Photos; AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)

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Kimmel returned to the air the next week and stated it was by no means his intention to trivialize anybody’s loss of life or create a misunderstanding.