{"id":2580466,"date":"2026-03-16T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-calls-us-ridiculous-country\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:30:05","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-calls-us-ridiculous-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-calls-us-ridiculous-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel calls US &#8216;ridiculous country&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Fjimmy-kimmel-calls-us-ridiculous-country%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=2580466&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>The piece covers Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s remarks at the 98th Academy Awards. He criticized the state of the world and U.S. leadership, calling the country \u201cridiculous\u201d in a way that contrasts with past, lighter humor, and said he is exhausted by current events but not scared, remaining hopeful. Kimmel joked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a>, noting that some leaders don\u2019t support it and mentioning North Korea and CBS in a tongue\u2011in\u2011cheek dig. He also quipped about Melania Trump not being nominated for an Oscar, a jab that drew a sharp rebuttal from White House communications aide Steven Cheung. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article includes social-media embeds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-recoils-at-pirros-vow-to-arrest-anyone-who-enters-dc-with-a-gun-2\/\" title=\"Massie recoils at Pirro...s vow to arrest anyone who enters DC with a gun\">mentions related stories<\/a>, such as Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Oscar monologue about Prince Andrew and prior controversy surrounding Kimmel\u2019s show.  <\/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 calls US &lsquo;ridiculous country&rsquo; with &lsquo;a different Mr. T&rsquo; in charge<\/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_2515949\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Late-night TV host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4471286\/jimmy-kimmel-carps-trump-record-breaking-state-of-the-union\/\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> lamented the current status of the world and the U.S.&rsquo;s leadership at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/4433445\/academy-got-nominees-right-will-it-get-winner-wrong-oscars\/\">Oscars<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel, a vocal critic of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492568\/trump-scorched-earth-supreme-court\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, said he is &ldquo;exhausted&rdquo; by current events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4493234\/white-house-ufc-event-logistics-fighter-michael-chandler\/\">White House UFC event logistics &#8216;going to be a lot,&#8217; fighter Michael Chandler warns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4492992\/ufc-dana-white-says-never-receives-negativity-support-trump\/\">UFC&#8217;s Dana White says he &#8216;never&#8217; gets negativity for supporting Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4492748\/stephen-colbert-resistance-podcast-after-show-ends-guy-benson\/\">Stephen Colbert will probably start &#8216;resistance&#8217; podcast after his show ends: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s ridiculous, we live in a ridiculous country,&rdquo; Kimmel said to <em>Variety<\/em>. &ldquo;We always lived in a ridiculous country, but it was always ridiculous in a fun, Mr. T kind of way. Now, we&rsquo;ve got a different Mr. T.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Kimmel says that we &ldquo;live in a ridiculous country&rdquo; and that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not scared but always hopeful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vanity Fair <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscar<\/a> Party <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OTjtr8KQQk\">pic.twitter.com\/OTjtr8KQQk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/2033380124440265000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kimmel also said he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not scared,&rdquo; and concluded he&rsquo;s &ldquo;always hopeful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I&rsquo;m not scared, no, I&rsquo;m not scared. Am I hopeful? I&rsquo;m always hopeful,&rdquo; Kimmel said.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian spoke at the 98th Academy Awards, and said there are &ldquo;some countries&rdquo; where its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/departing-opioid-trust-member-no-excuse-for-getting-money-out-quickly-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Departing opioid trust member: \u2018No excuse\u2019 for getting money out quickly - Washington Examiner\">leaders don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t support free speech. He said he wasn&rsquo;t &ldquo;at liberty&rdquo; to give specifics, but namedropped &ldquo;North Korea and CBS.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Kimmel takes a dig at CBS at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a>: &ldquo;As you know, there are some countries whose leaders don&rsquo;t support free speech. Let&rsquo;s just leave it at North Korea and CBS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(via ABC\/AMPAS) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uagEF93Swn\">pic.twitter.com\/uagEF93Swn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/2033352461784916341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kimmel also joked that Trump would be mad his wife, first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4476670\/melania-trump-iran-conflict-soliders\/\">Melania Trump<\/a>, wasn&rsquo;t nominated for any Academy Awards, likely referring to the <em>Melania <\/em>documentary released earlier this year. White House Director of Communications Assistant Steven Cheung rebuffed Kimmel&rsquo;s swipe, saying on X that Kimmel is &ldquo;a classless hack who is self-projecting his depression and sadness onto others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Kimmel (Mr. Blackface) is a classless hack who is self-projecting his depression and sadness onto others. He lives a pathetic existence where nobody&mdash; not even his family&mdash; enjoys his miserable company. The only people giving him any attention are Hollywood Elites. BUH-BYE! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cynWTtdidH\">https:\/\/t.co\/cynWTtdidH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenCheung47\/status\/2033374157065355482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4492059\/bill-maher-accuse-trump-caught-off-guard-hormuz-closure\/\"><strong>BILL MAHER ACCUSES TRUMP OF BEING &lsquo;CAUGHT OFF GUARD&rsquo; BY HORMUZ CLOSURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kimmel received national attention last year when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3812881\/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk-comments\/\">his show was briefly suspended in September <\/a>over comments he made on Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassin, claiming the &ldquo;MAGA gang&rdquo; attempted to portray the shooter as &ldquo;anything other than one of them.&rdquo; Kimmel&rsquo;s show returned to the airwaves about a week later, and he said, &ldquo;It was never my intention to make light&rdquo; of Kirk&rsquo;s murder.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Conan O&rsquo;Brien hosted the 98th Academy Awards, where <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4492596\/conan-obrien-joke-epstein-oscars-monologue\/\">he joked about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>, the former Prince Andrew, over his alleged association with Jeffrey Epstein.<\/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: US a &#8216;ridiculous&#8217; country under new Mr. T<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2580467,"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\/2026\/03\/AP26075049621061-e1773687352101.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50410,14890,53791,44544],"class_list":["post-2580466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-entertainment","tag-jimmykimmel","tag-uspolitics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26075049621061-e1773687352101.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580466","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580466"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580470,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580466\/revisions\/2580470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}