{"id":2525026,"date":"2025-12-25T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kimmel-says-tyranny-is-booming-in-us-during-christmas-message\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T19:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:22:42","slug":"kimmel-says-tyranny-is-booming-in-us-during-christmas-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kimmel-says-tyranny-is-booming-in-us-during-christmas-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimmel says tyranny is \u2018booming\u2019 in US during Christmas message"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkimmel-says-tyranny-is-booming-in-us-during-christmas-message%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525026&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel delivered Channel 4&#8217;s choice Christmas message, using the platform to sharply criticize president Donald Trump and U.S. politics. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">declared<\/a> &#8220;tyranny is booming&#8221; in america,called trump &#8220;King Donny the Eighth,&#8221; and said the country is &#8220;figuratively and literally tearing down the structures of our democracy.&#8221; Kimmel framed his remarks as a victory after a recent suspension of his ABC show and its reinstatement, and apologized to British viewers while asking them not to &#8220;give up on us,&#8221; suggesting the 2028 election could change things. Channel 4-known for hosting provocative speakers-aired his speech three hours after King Charles III&#8217;s customary address, and the broadcaster told the New York Times Kimmel had &#8220;found himself on the front line&#8221; of America&#8217;s free-speech battle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jimmy Kimmel says tyranny is &lsquo;booming&rsquo; in US during Britain&rsquo;s alternative Christmas message<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452764\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Late-night TV host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\">Jimmy Kimmel <\/a>declared victory over President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and said tyranny is &ldquo;booming&rdquo; in the United States during remarks on Britain&rsquo;s alternative Christmas message.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>British public broadcaster Channel 4 asked Kimmel to deliver the network&rsquo;s annual high-profile speech designed to offer a humorous alternative to the monarch&rsquo;s televised holiday address. During his remarks, Kimmel said he knew little of this tradition but used the opportunity to take aim at Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3917371\/three-ways-trump-influence-hollywood-grown\/\">Three ways Trump&#8217;s influence over Hollywood has grown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3920061\/comedians-podcast-hosts-comments-us-culture-2025\/\">Comedians who took on the US culture in 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4356859\/amber-rose-defends-nicki-minaj-after-americafest-backlash\/\">Amber Rose defends Nicki Minaj after AmericaFest backlash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I do know what&rsquo;s going on over here, though, and I can tell you that from a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year,&rdquo; Kimmel said. &ldquo;Tyranny is booming over here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3812881\/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk-comments\/\">ABC suspended Kimmel&rsquo;s show<\/a> in September after he made comments about the man accused of assassinating conservative activist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>. Since then, Kimmel has become at the center of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-miller-post-musk-twitter-is-doomed-disruptive-social-media-platforms-are-primed-to-replace-it\/\" title=\"Jason Miller: Post-Musk Twitter is Doomed. Disruptive Social Media ...s Are Primed to Replace It\">free speech debate<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel thanked the people whose support led to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3818996\/abc-bring-back-jimmy-kimmel-show-suspension\/\">ABC bringing Kimmel&rsquo;s show back<\/a> on the airwaves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our show came back stronger than ever. We won, the president lost, and now I&rsquo;m back on the air every night giving the most powerful politician on Earth a right and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >richly deserved bollocking<\/a>,&rdquo; Kimmel said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3924889\/democrats-brendan-carr-fcc-jimmy-kimmel-censorship\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS HIT CARR OVER KIMMEL &lsquo;CENSORSHIP&rsquo;: &lsquo;A BETRAYAL OF THE FCC MISSION&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The late-night host referred to the president as &ldquo;King Donny the Eighth&rdquo; and&nbsp;&ldquo;the guy who thinks he is our king.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now we&rsquo;ve got King Donny the Eighth calling for executions. It happens fast. You know, it&rsquo;s funny, we Americans are very proud of not having a king. It&rsquo;s kind of why we left,&rdquo; he said, referring to the American Revolution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel said the U.S. is a &ldquo;mess right now,&rdquo; citing the press, science, medicine, judicial independence, and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> as examples.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here in the United States right now, we are both figuratively and literally tearing down the structures of our democracy,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel apologized that this &ldquo;mess&rdquo; is impacting the British public during his address, but urged them not to &ldquo;give up on us&rdquo; and &ldquo;give us about three years,&rdquo; appearing to reference the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">2028 presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we know this is also affecting you, and I just wanted to say sorry,&rdquo; Kimmel said. &ldquo;And we want you to know, or at least I want you to know, that we&rsquo;re not all like [Trump]. We&rsquo;re not all like that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4&rsquo;s alternative Christmas message is known for inviting controversial figures to deliver its address in the past, including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/edward-snowden\/\">Edward Snowden<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3920061\/comedians-podcast-hosts-comments-us-culture-2025\/\"><strong>COMEDIANS WHO TOOK ON THE US CULTURE IN 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the <em>New York Times<\/em>, the broadcaster said Kimmel had &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/25\/world\/europe\/jimmy-kimmel-christmas-uk.html\">found himself on the front line<\/a> of America&rsquo;s battle over free speech.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel&rsquo;s speech was broadcast three hours after King Charles III&rsquo;s annual holiday address, in which the king celebrated Britain&rsquo;s &ldquo;great diversity&rdquo; and urged &ldquo;compassion and reconciliation&rdquo; over division.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kimmel: Tyranny booming in US<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2525027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-ztx18hjh1-1766697515699-e1766699008653.jpg?1766681015&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47416,43710,32171,5706,32515],"class_list":["post-2525026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-christmas-message","tag-jimmy-kimmel","tag-political-commentary","tag-tyranny","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-ztx18hjh1-1766697515699-e1766699008653.jpg?1766681015&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525026"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525030,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525026\/revisions\/2525030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2525027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}