{"id":2586078,"date":"2026-04-01T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rowe-hits-back-at-jimmy-kimmel-on-the-behalf-of-blue-collar-americans-after-tone-deaf-comments\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:54:20","slug":"mike-rowe-hits-back-at-jimmy-kimmel-on-the-behalf-of-blue-collar-americans-after-tone-deaf-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rowe-hits-back-at-jimmy-kimmel-on-the-behalf-of-blue-collar-americans-after-tone-deaf-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Rowe Hits Back at Jimmy Kimmel on the Behalf of Blue Collar Americans After &#8216;Tone Deaf&#8217; Comments"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fmike-rowe-hits-back-at-jimmy-kimmel-on-the-behalf-of-blue-collar-americans-after-tone-deaf-comments%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=2586078&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>An article discusses Mike Rowe\u2019s public defense of Homeland Security nominee Markwayne Mullin after Jimmy Kimmel mocked Mullin\u2019s background as a plumber. it portrays Rowe\u2019s response as a calm, craftsmanlike rebuttal to Kimmel\u2019s condescension toward Mullin\u2019s hands-on experience. The piece highlights Mullin\u2019s journey from running a family plumbing business to building a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tax-documents-further-expose-black-lives-matter-organization-as-racist-multimillion-dollar-grifter-project\/\" title=\"Tax ...s Further Expose Black Lives Matter Organization As Racist Multimillion-Dollar Grifter Project\">multimillion-dollar enterprise<\/a> and then serving in Congress, framing this as a powerful example of the American Dream and the value of skilled trades. It includes Rowe\u2019s own remarks on X praising Mullin\u2019s career trajectory and notes support from others who see the importance of trades and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">blue-collar work<\/a>. The article also criticizes Kimmel\u2019s remarks as elitist and alleges dishonesty in other contexts, arguing that Rowe\u2019s defense underscores the significance of practical skills and a broad view of success. It ends with the tagline that \u201cit\u2019s a dirty job, but somebody\u2019s gotta do it.\u201d  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maybe Mike Rowe can help a Left Coast comedian grasp reality.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy social media post published Sunday, the champion of skilled blue-collar labor and former host of the shows &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0458259\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dirty Jobs<\/a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4036176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somebody&rsquo;s Gotta Do It<\/a>,&rdquo; host and champion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rowe-reacts-to-john-kerrys-solar-panel-comments-energy-cant-be-the-enemy\/\" title=\"... Reacts To John Kerry\u2019s Solar Panel Comments: \u2018Energy Can\u2019t Be The Enemy\u2019\">skilled labor<\/a>, hit back at late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel for Kimmel&rsquo;s snide putdown of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s new secretary of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>And he did it the way only Mike Rowe can.<\/p>\n<p>With the measured logic of a master craftsman, Rowe summed up Kimmel&rsquo;s by-now infamous, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2036848845263442330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snearing condescension<\/a> toward Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin&rsquo;s background as a plumber, delivered as part of his monologue March 24.<\/p>\n<p>To the laughter of the kind of people who would actually attend an episode of &ldquo;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&rdquo; (lives that empty are more to be pitied than scorned), Kimmel had mocked Mullin as a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-ufc-fighter-faces-mexican-murder-charges-after-girlfriends-death\/\" title=\"Ex-UFC Fighter Faces Mexican Murder Charges After Girlfriend\u2019s Death\">mixed-martial arts fighter<\/a> who was also a plumber.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s right, we have a <em>plumber<\/em> protecting us from terrorism now,&rdquo; Kimmel said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jimmy Kimmel is now insulting DHS Sec Markwayne Mullin because he used to work as a plumber.<\/p>\n<p>As if you couldn&rsquo;t hate elitist Hollywood leftists any more<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NAa21bgKKR\">pic.twitter.com\/NAa21bgKKR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2036848845263442330?\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In short, to Kimmel and his audience, a man who worked with his hands and built up a successful business is an object of ridicule, not admiration.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe, however, had a different take entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikeroweworks\/status\/2038331561993781288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rowe wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;was a private citizen who mastered an essential skill and then turned that skill into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multi-million-dollar company<\/a> that employed a lot of people and served a lot of customers. That gave him the freedom to do other things with his life, including a career in public service which got him into Congress, where he&rsquo;s spent the last eleven years doing whatever Congressmen do. Now, he has a very consequential position in the Cabinet of the current administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is that not the embodiment of the American Dream? I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin&rsquo;s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only sensible thing to do in the wake of a moment this tone deaf, is remind America that the skills gap is wide, and getting wider.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The credential is the foundation. Mullin built his plumbing business, mastered the licensing exam, got the contractor&rsquo;s license &mdash; and that platform gave him every career move that followed. That&rsquo;s the actual path. The license doesn&rsquo;t cap you. It launches you.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trade Ready HQ (@TradeReadyHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TradeReadyHQ\/status\/2038740842588831974?\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And how would Kimmel&rsquo;s resume compare Mullin&rsquo;s business and political accomplishments?<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel is a college dropout who&rsquo;s spent an <a href=\"https:\/\/thebiographybytes.com\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entire adult life<\/a> in show business, including the past 23 years as host of his eponymous (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-jimmy-kimmel-couldnt-hide-glee-tucker-carlson-fired-fox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insulting<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-kimmel-whose-reaction-charlie-kirks-assassination-got-suspended-turns-tears-alex-pretti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grating<\/a>) show on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no denying he&rsquo;s been a success in his efforts &mdash; he&rsquo;s achieved wealth and influence wholly out of proportion to any contribution he&rsquo;s made to the country or the world.<\/p>\n<p>For a supposed &ldquo;comedian&rdquo; he&rsquo;s not even funny, for crying out loud. Even the benighted souls who attend his show aren&rsquo;t laughing at his jokes so much as they are virtue-signalling their support for his politics.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s an &ldquo;entertainer&rdquo; whose form of entertainment for years has consisted of convincing liberals, progressives and leftists that they&rsquo;re just as smart as they think they are &mdash; and that their fellow Americans are stupid.<\/p>\n<p>When he was hit with backlash about belittling Mullin&rsquo;s background, Kimmel tried to explain that he wasn&rsquo;t putting plumbers down and complained that critics were trying to &ldquo;twist&rdquo; his words.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t put a plumber in charge of Homeland Security for the same reason I wouldn&rsquo;t call a five-star general to pull a rat out of my toilet, OK?&rdquo; Kimmel <a href=\"https:\/\/news.grabien.com\/story\/kimmel-i-wouldn-t-put-a-plumber-in-charge-of-homeland-security-for-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told his audience<\/a> on Thursday. &ldquo;We all have our areas of expertise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Again, the condescension is almost unbearable &mdash; and this was Kimmel talking about himself &mdash; <em>in his own defense<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, Mullin built a small, family-owned plumbing business into an empire in Oklahoma that is diversified into construction and real estate as well, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/leila-sheridan\/markwayne-mullin-homeland-security-net-worth\/91313135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inc.<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s an accomplished businessman was well as a successful politician who happens to have roots in one of the most demanding and necessary professions there is. The kind of people who think plumbers aren&rsquo;t important has never thought about the water they drink, the showers they take or the toilets they flush. (They probably think electricity comes from an outlet in a wall, too.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kimmel&rsquo;s comments just how small and inadequate his view of the world is. While he is thinking of house toilets and sinks&hellip;the limited view he has, plumbing is far far more than that. It&rsquo;s the very basis of our modern comfort after shelter. Access to clean water and sanitation&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leevon Grant (@LeevonGrant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeevonGrant\/status\/2038448161887269287?\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chances are Kimmel or his writers know the truth about Mullin&rsquo;s work,&nbsp; and the chances are they disregarded it because it didn&rsquo;t fit their narrative.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Kimmel is dishonest is not even in dispute. When he was called on the carpet about his comments blaming the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-kimmel-blatantly-lies-audience-charlie-kirks-assassin-claiming-part-maga-gang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the MAGA gang<\/a>,&rdquo; (a falsity he almost certainly knew was false at the time), he proceeded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-rains-fire-watching-kimmels-lying-self-centered-unfunny-return-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lie on national television<\/a> about what he&rsquo;d actually said.<\/p>\n<p>And he presumes to lecture the country about the failings of a man who was just confirmed to head one of the most important posts in the president&rsquo;s Cabinet?<\/p>\n<p>Not on Mike Rowe&rsquo;s watch.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin&rsquo;s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life?&rdquo; Rowe wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The answer to that is simple. Jimmy Kimmel, like far too much of the hopelessly leftist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/celebrities-try-lecture-americans-flood-anti-ice-virtue-signalling-grammys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entertainment establishment<\/a>, is too afflicted with hatred of President Donald Trump to see reality as it&rsquo;s lived in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the country has Mike Rowe to set the record straight when it needs to be.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a dirty job, but somebody&rsquo;s gotta do it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Rowe described Mullin as a private citizen who built a plumbing business, earned the necessary licenses, and later moved into public service, eventually becoming a congressman and now a senior cabinet official. He contrasted Mullin\u2019s career with Kimmel\u2019s, arguing that Mullin\u2019s path embodies the American Dream, while Kimmel\u2019s remarks reflect elitist contempt for practical, hands-on work. Rowe argued that the real issue is the widening skills gap in the country and suggested that licensing and skilled trades can launch successful careers, not just cap them. He highlighted Mullin\u2019s achievements in business and public service as evidence of the value of practical skills. The piece ends with a jab at Kimmel\u2019s credibility and a reminder that Mike Rowe believes it\u2019s important to set the record straight about Mullin\u2019s accomplishments and qualifications. 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