Former President Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel engaged in a public feud during the Oscars, with Trump demanding a debate with 'Crooked Joe Biden' and giving himself the nickname 'Honest Don'. Kimmel taunted Trump over the nickname, leading to a back-and-forth exchange between the two. Despite attempts to avoid giving Trump airtime, Kimmel proceeded with the bit during the award show, which was watched by millions. Trump's call for a debate came after Rep. Dean Phillips exited the Democratic primary, leaving the path clear for a potential rematch with Biden.
Right after hosting the show, Mr. Kimmel was interviewed backstage by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for their annual post-Oscars “Live” special and recounted a conversation backstage about Mr. Trump's post, Variety reported. https://t.co/68iTWbtC1A
Mr. Kimmel, host of the Oscars on ABC, promptly came out and read the post to the 32 million people watching — even though top brass told him not to, he said. https://t.co/68iTWbtC1A
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“For the good of our now failing Nation, and in order to inform the American people of what is going on in our Country, we must immediately have a full scale debate between Crooked Joe and Honest Don. I’m ready to go, ANY TIME, ANY PLACE!” Mr. Trump wrote. https://t.co/7vHRI7Z8Iz
Trump, posting Tuesday on Truth Social, said Rep. Dean Phillips’ decision to exit the Democratic primary leaves nothing in the way of a rematch with Mr. Biden in November, so it is time to hit the debate stage. https://t.co/7vHRI7Z8Iz
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Jimmy Kimmel’s wife and Oscars producer Molly McNearney said she tried to talk him out of doing the Trump bit, not wanting to give the former President airtime during the award show: “But he had a glimmer in his eye, and he said, ‘I got this’” https://t.co/ZI1UJZK65q
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Former President Donald J. Trump couldn’t help himself. And Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t resist either. So the Oscars wound to a close on political note. https://t.co/9VCHWa9zY3
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