{"id":2651191,"date":"2026-08-28T13:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jelly-roll-cries-as-he-apologizes-for-not-going-woke-sooner\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:59:25","slug":"watch-jelly-roll-cries-as-he-apologizes-for-not-going-woke-sooner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jelly-roll-cries-as-he-apologizes-for-not-going-woke-sooner\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Jelly Roll Cries as He Apologizes for Not Going Woke Sooner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwatch-jelly-roll-cries-as-he-apologizes-for-not-going-woke-sooner%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=2651191&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>This content appears to be a webpage featuring a humorous or satirical article about jimmy Kimmel Live! and its host, Jimmy Kimmel. It highlights how guests on teh show, including host jimmy Kimmel and guest host jelly Roll, become emotional or tearful when discussing political topics, particularly criticizing the Democratic Party and liberal ideologies. The article discusses Jelly Roll&#8217;s week-long appearance on the show, during which he expressed remorse for not voicing his political beliefs sooner and attacked Trump, despite previously shaking hands with him. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/silence-is-consent-the-one-damning-act-of-violence-dems-still-refuse-to-acknowledge\/\" title=\"Silence Is Consent: The One Damning Act of Violence Dems Still Refuse to Acknowledge\">piece emphasizes perceived hypocrisy<\/a> and betrayal by Jelly Roll, portraying his emotional reactions as insincere and criticizing his alignment with left-wing Hollywood figures.Additionally, the article suggests that ABC&#8217;s programming continues to favor liberal causes, implying a bias in entertainment media. It concludes with a call for unity across political divides, while pointing out the alleged double standards of Hollywood and the entertainment industry.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><\/p>\n<p>There must be something in the water over on Hollywood Boulevard, becuase hosting \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d seems to make people routinely cry when addressing audiences tuned in for the supposed comedy show.<\/p>\n<p>Host Jimmy Kimmel <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/global\/jimmy-kimmel-alex-pretti-killing-ice-agents-1236641911\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regularly cries<\/a> when complaining on TV that the Marxist-embracing Democratic Party and the street thugs he supports don\u2019t always get their way.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday night, guest host Jelly Roll broke down in tears as he essentially apologized to the show\u2019s audience for not letting the country know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jelly-roll-targets-trump-third-straight-night-time-nastiest-attack-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he had gone woke<\/a> sooner.<\/p>\n<p>The country singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, spent the week filling in on the program and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-furious-jelly-roll-goes-vulgar-rant-trump-jimmy-kimmel-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alienated<\/a> scores of his own fans while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spewing low-brow jokes written<\/a> by Kimmel\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old has relentlessly targeted President Donald Trump, whom he previously shook hands with, and the \u201chumor\u201d came out of nowhere for people who have supported his journey from a convict to a crooner.<\/p>\n<p>If you asked most people, they would probably say they aren\u2019t upset so much that DeFord made fun of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019d likely say they feel betrayed that a Heartland singer they supported waited to do it until he got a chance to step into the bowels of the entertainment industry \u2014 a place that has insulted them for years.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, DeFord took their money, then a plane to Los Angeles, and spent a week at the El Capitan Entertainment Centre working with Hollywood to show everyone his true colors.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, he touched on a Fox News segment that accused him of suffering from \u201cTrump Derangement Syndrome\u201d while essentially apologizing to the world for not having informed them of his political beliefs sooner.<\/p>\n<p>He described himself as a traditional Christian and \u201cfarmer\u201d who leans left on many issues, and also praised Kimmel\u2019s rabidly left-wing staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I also spent this past week working in a building with the kindest, most talented group of Chihuahua-hugging, oat milk latte-loving lefties on God\u2019s green earth,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it was a blast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I truly am going to miss all of my communist Antifa friends here on the staff of \u2018Jimmy Kimmel Live,\u2019\u201d he added. \u201cYou guys are like family to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeFord sure forms familial bonds quickly.<\/p>\n<p>He then claimed he abused the stage at the Grammys this past year by not using his acceptance speeches as a political soapbox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had an opportunity to speak up for people who were scared, hurting, and felt like nobody was speaking for them. I had a microphone, and I didn\u2019t use it the right way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jelly Roll Speaks His Truth\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQ7RRSJXgi8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then, he started crying like a child, and even looked back on shaking Trump\u2019s hand during what appeared to be a good meeting between the two men at an MMA fight in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 JELLY ROLL EXPOSED AS A MASSIVE FRAUD<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s now attacking Trump, yet was previously ECSTATIC when he walked up to President Trump \u2014 acting like his biggest fan<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood changes people for the worst! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCxYiUuUUz\">pic.twitter.com\/nCxYiUuUUz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2092570639399792892?\">August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut my daddy always told me it is never too late to do the right thing,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I\u2019m going to try to do the right thing right now because human dignity isn\u2019t Republican nor Democrat. Compassion isn\u2019t left-wing, and mercy isn\u2019t right-wing. Pain and healing knows no partisanship. Hurting hearts are more important than poll numbers. And there are no boundaries or borders for broken families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On that 2024 Trump moment, DeFord said, \u201cA handshake is not an endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeFord concluded his weepy remarks with a call for <em>unity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He might have been making an attempt to court new fans or to tamp down some of the rhetoric he spouted throughout the week. No matter his motive, DeFord tried to play off political division in the country as being something both sides are equally responsible for, which is disingenuous.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides never attempted to assassinate a president multiple times, and the right didn\u2019t kill father and hero <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gives-special-inauguration-honor-two-men-injured-july-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corey Comperatore<\/a> with a bullet intended for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The right was not responsible for the assassination of Charlie Kirk by a coward, no matter what Candace Owens says.<\/p>\n<p>DeFord\u2019s core fanbase hasn\u2019t spent 18 months attacking ICE agents who are out trying to protect communities from imported monsters \u2014 that was leftists.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s week on \u201cKimmel\u201d and his closing remarks were as empty as his act as a musician.<\/p>\n<p>DeFord used Christian conservatives as a ladder. Once he got where he was going, he looked down with contempt. 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