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Jimmy Kimmel announced on June 18 that he will take his customary two-month summer break from Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and he unveiled a rotating roster of celebrity guest hosts to keep the ABC desk warm in his absence. Among those filling in is Rosie O’Donnell, a name that will surely rile conservatives who remember her long-running feud with Donald Trump and her habit of turning late-night into late-venom.
Kimmel framed O’Donnell’s booking as “a special treat for our commander-in-chief,” a gratuitous, political taunt from a supposedly neutral late-night host that makes clear where his sympathies lie. Entertainment outlets report that O’Donnell’s week behind the desk is set to begin Monday, August 17, a deliberate scheduling move that gives the Hollywood left another national platform at a politically sensitive moment.
Make no mistake: Rosie O’Donnell is no neutral entertainer. She has been an outspoken, bitter critic of President Trump for years, offering insults and character attacks that would never pass in polite society but are rewarded in the celebrity echo chamber. Conservative viewers remember the personal attacks and the partisan grandstanding, and they will not be surprised to see her recycling the same routine on network television.
Predictably, conservative commentators have pushed back, noting that Kimmel’s summer lineup looks more like a political stunt than a lighthearted break from routine, and calling out the show for using taxpayer-broadcast airtime to promote partisan theater. Critics from across the right warned that this kind of programming further alienates hardworking Americans who want entertainment, not a nightly liberal lecture.
This is exactly the problem with today’s mainstream media: a network platform is treated like a pulpit for left-wing entertainers while conservative voices are sidelined or smeared. ABC and the late-night circuit have long shown they prefer political posturing to balanced entertainment, and booking a long-time Trump antagonist to “treat” the president is the kind of sour, thin-skinned stunt that fuels distrust and drives viewers away.
Patriots should take notice and vote with their remotes and their wallets — tune into programs that respect all Americans, not just the coastal elites who get their kicks by mocking half the country. If ABC wants to keep losing mainstream credibility, they’re on the right path; if conservative Americans want a media that represents them, now is the time to support independent outlets and hold network advertisers accountable.
