Jimmy Kimmel is no stranger to publicly calling out President Donald Trump, and he did so once again this week.
On Monday morning, December 15, Trump made remarks that the 58-year-old comedian described as “hateful and vile,” targeting the violent stabbing of Hollywood icon Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
The couple was found deceased at their Brentwood home in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, December 14, by their youngest daughter, Romy Reiner.
Highlights
- Jimmy Kimmel condemns Donald Trump’s remarks about Rob Reiner, calling them “hateful and vile” during his monologue.
- The president came under fire over a controversial Truth Social post shared shortly after the director and his wife’s passing.
- Several social media users and A-list celebrities, including Whoopi Goldberg, publicly criticized Trump’s comments.
“Every time the bar is at its lowest, Trump finds a way under it,” one user wrote in response to Kimmel’s remarks.
President Donald Trump shared a post claiming that Rob Reiner and his wife passed away due to what he described as TDS
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Reacting to the news of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s passing, Donald Trump did not offer condolences to the grieving family.
Instead, the president used the moment to highlight the late filmmaker’s opposing political views.
Rob was a staunch Democrat and a longtime, vocal critic of Trump, having previously called the politician “mentally unfit” to be president during a 2017 interview.
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In his Truth Social post, Trump claimed that the Reiners passed away “reportedly due to the anger he caused others,” attributing it to what he described as an “incurable affliction with a mind-crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.”
He went on to describe Rob as “tortured and struggling,” adding, “He was known to have driven people crazy by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump.”
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The phrase “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” often shortened to TDS, has been used by Trump and his supporters for years as a political insult to dismiss or ridicule critics.
Addressing the remarks during Monday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the comedian expressed disbelief during his monologue, referring to Trump as “a fool rambling about nonsense.”
Jimmy Kimmel called the president “a fool” during his monologue as he condemned Trump’s remarks about the Reiners
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Kimmel said, “For Rob and Michele Reiner, we got this post,” before reading Trump’s message in full.
After finishing, he reacted strongly, saying, “It’s so hateful and vile. When I first saw it, I thought it was fake. My wife showed it to me this morning.”
“I was like, ‘Even for him, that seemed like too much.’ But nothing is ever too much for him.”
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The host then referenced an Oval Office press conference held shortly after Trump’s post, during which the 79-year-old doubled down, telling reporters that he “wasn’t a fan of” Rob and calling him a “deranged person.”
Addressing the audience directly, Kimmel said, “That corroded brain is in charge of our lives.”
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“If you voted for that, it’s okay to reconsider. It’s perfectly fine. I have to say, I know from my personal interactions with Rob Reiner that he would want us to keep pointing out the loathsome atrocities that continue to ooze out of this sick and irresponsible man’s mouth.”
Jimmy concluded, “So we’re going to do that over and over again until the rest of us wake up.”
His remarks resonated online, with many users expressing disgust over Trump’s comments while praising Kimmel for taking a stand.
The 58-year-old comedian also urged people to “reconsider” their past support for Trump as he honored the legacy of the When Harry Met Sally director
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One user wrote, “Thank you Jimmy. How on earth can anyone respond the way he did...Two people were brutally m*rdered… Any response should begin and end with compassion for their families and acknowledgment of the loss, nothing else.”
Another commented, “Jimmy, you are incredible for always bringing the truth to light…”
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A third added, “Thank you for your courage in continuing to speak out against Trump. You inspire me.”
“When people say horrible things about Rob right now, I find it, quite frankly, infuriating and distasteful.”
On Monday’s episode of The View, actress Whoopi Goldberg also criticized Trump, even declaring that he “ain’t my president.”
“I don’t understand the man in that White House. Because he talks so much about Charlie Kirk and caring, and suddenly this is what he puts out. Have you no shame? No shame at all? Can you get any lower? I don’t think so."
Jimmy was not the only one to call out the 79-year-old politician’s “vile” remarks, as several other stars, including Whoopi Goldberg, did the same
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The 70-year-old The Color Purple star added, “Our hearts are breaking through all of this. Through Rob, to what’s happened at Bondi Beach, to what’s happened at Brown, and you don’t find the time to say as Americans, ‘We hate what’s happening?’”
“You ain’t my president, man!”
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This is not the first time the president has come under fire from Jimmy.
Three months earlier, during the September 15 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the comedian mocked Trump’s reaction to the passing of his “friend,” Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was fatally attacked by an armed 22-year-old, Tyler Robinson, during a university debate event on September 10.
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Mocking Trump during his monologue, Kimmel said, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who m**dered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
The remarks were deemed “offensive and insensitive” by critics and reportedly led to a temporary suspension of Kimmel’s show under an order from the Trump-administered Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
However, the late-night talk show returned to air a week later.
“Thank You For Using your platform to make others aware of what’s really going on in this country,” netizens echoed
