‘Aren’t you out of jail yet?’: Jimmy Kimmel mocks Donald Trump at 2024 Oscars

Trump and Kimmel have had a bitter dispute for years.

2024 Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel is firing back after former US President Donald Trump posted about Kimmel’s performance on social media. Mr. Kimmel addressed the audience at the 96th Academy Awards before “Oppenheimer” won best picture. He said he wanted to share a “review” of his performance as awards show host, The New York Times reported guardian.

Mr. Kimmel read from his phone, “Is there a worse host at the Oscars than Jimmy Kimmel? His opening line is that of a not-so-normal guy who is trying too hard to be something he is not.” , and can never be. “

“Get rid of Kimmel and maybe replace him with another outdated but cheap ABC ‘genius’ in George Slopanopoulos. He’ll make everyone on stage look better Bigger, stronger, more charismatic… blah, blah, blah. Make America Great Again!” Mr. Kimmel continued. “Now, see if you can guess which former president just posted this on Truth Social. Anyone? Can’t?”

Notably, Mr. Trump shared the original post on his social media platforms during the Oscars. “Come back from the abyss. Make America great again.”

Mr Kimmel responded in kind, thanking Mr Trump for watching the ceremony and then asking: “Isn’t your sentence over yet?”, a possible reference to Mr Trump’s move from financial fraud to Interference in elections and many other legal cases. After hearing these words, the audience immediately cheered and laughed.

Trump is currently charged with four felonies for attempting to rig the 2020 election in Washington, D.C.; 13 felonies for interfering in the Georgia election; 34 felonies for allegedly paying hush money to Stormy Daniels in New York; and 40 felonies Felony charges that he hoarded classified documents while he was president and prevented the government from retrieving them in Florida.

Trump and Kimmel have had a bitter dispute for years. In 2018, the then-President posted the morning after the show, “The lowest-rated Oscars ever. The thing is, we don’t have stars anymore—except for your President (just kidding, of course)!” It’s worth noting What’s great is that the show is also hosted by a comedian.