The Jimmy Kimmel Live! The host took the Oscars stage shortly before the Best Picture awards ceremony and asked if he could read a review left by an unamused Oscars viewer — a viewer who turned out to be ex-President Trump.
“There’s EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars,” Trump said wrote on Truth Social and Kimmel recited on Sunday evening. “His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something he is not, and can never be.”
“Get rid of Kimmel and maybe replace him with another washed-up but cheap ABC ‘talent,’ George Slopanopoulos,” the former president continued. “He would make anyone on stage look bigger, stronger and more glamorous.”
“Also a very bad politically correct show tonight, and for years to come – incoherent, boring and very dishonest,” Trump further wrote. “Why don’t they just give the Oscars to those who deserve them? Maybe that way their viewers and TV ratings will come back from the depths.”
“MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” the 45th president concluded his Oscars review.
Kimmel took the opportunity to fire back at Trump and, after letting the Oscars audience guess who wrote the harsh performance review, joked about the ex-president’s recent spate of court hearings and legal troubles.
Several viewers rushed to X and other social media platforms to complain about Kimmel’s performance — while others defended ex-President Trump.
“The only thing Jimmy Kimmel got to laugh at all night was making something political,” one X user complained.
“What a dumba…” wrote another Trump supporter. “These Hollywood guys are slaves to the Dem party. Trump is going to win and Kimmel just has that face that you want to highlight.”
“Ten years from now, no one will know who Jim was, but Trump qualifies for Mount Rushmore,” a third Trump supporter wrote shortly after the Oscars ended Sunday night.