During the Oscars, host Jimmy Kimmel read a post from Donald Trump's TRUTH social media platform, criticizing Kimmel as a 'mediocre, woke host' and calling him a 'WORSE HOST' with an opening 'that of a less than average person trying too hard'. This sparked reactions across social media, with some echoing Trump's view that Kimmel 'lives rent free' in Hollywood's mind, while others, noting the segment as 'funny and revelatory', praised Kimmel's humorous approach to the criticism, dismissing Trump as a 'petty broken rando'. The incident underscored the ongoing tension between Trump and Hollywood, highlighting Kimmel's use of humor to navigate the critique.
Yeah locking up political enemies hahahaha. https://t.co/ds7uzS2idW
Trump was right about Jimmy Kimmel! We live RENT FREE in their heads to the point he read his Truth Social post to all of Hollywood! WINNING! 🤣 https://t.co/bJNiCw06WJ
#JimmyKimmel clapped back at #DonaldTrump after reading out the former president's negative review of his #Oscars hosting performance! (🎥: ABC) https://t.co/HDZvAZQUfs
Jimmy Kimmel reads Trump’s Truth Social post ripping Kimmel as a mediocre, woke host of this year’s Oscar’s. He lives rent free in these people’s minds. https://t.co/9Jl2iqxa5m
JUST IN: Jimmy Kimmel reads a post to the audience at the Oscars that Donald Trump made on TRUTH about his performance as a host. Here was the post: “Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that of a less than average person trying too… https://t.co/7XJQTFH0Zk
The way Kimmel did this bit was both funny and revelatory. I always say Trump is just a crank - literally a dime a dozen and when he read the comment it sounded like that. Just a petty broken rando and then the punchline. https://t.co/KX5arZtAAK