Jimmy Kimmel Goes Off on Trump’s Debra Messing Obsession
The late-night host is utterly fascinated by the president’s bizarre fixation on the ‘Will & Grace’ star.
During his monologue Thursday night, Jimmy Kimmel pointed out that the first thing on President Donald Trump’s official schedule today was at 11:45 a.m. “People who work at marijuana dispensaries get to work earlier than that,” the late-night host joked.
Perhaps that explains why the president had time Thursday morning to continue his bizarre Twitter tirade against actress Debra Messing.
“Bad ‘actress’ Debra The Mess Messing is in hot water,” Trump tweeted. “She wants to create a ‘Blacklist’ of Trump supporters, & is being accused of McCarthyism.”
The president was referring to Messing’s call to expose the names of donors who will be attending a Trump campaign fundraiser in Beverly Hills this month. The View’s Whoopi Goldberg was among those who accused Messing of echoing Joseph McCarthy’s Hollywood blacklist of the 1950s. “The last time people did this, people ended up killing themselves,” Goldberg said this week.
Trump claimed that Messing is “also being accused of being a Racist because of the terrible things she said about blacks and mental illness,” Trump added, a claim Kimmel called “nonsense.”
“If Roseanne Barr… said what she did, even being on a much higher rated show, she would have been thrown off television,” Trump continued. “Will Fake News NBC allow a McCarthy style Racist to continue? ABC fired Roseanne. Watch the double standard!”
Get the best of The Beast delivered right to your inbox
By clicking “SUBSCRIBE” you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
“By the way she was thrown off television,” Kimmel said of Barr. “Not ‘would’ve’—was.”
The host said Trump “does have a point” when it comes to racists on TV. “This is America,” he said. “I mean the only racist who should be allowed to have a TV show is him, really. He’s the president.”
“Remember when Donald Trump vowed to take out ISIS?” Kimmel asked. “I guess that didn’t happen. So instead, he’s going after Will & Grace.”
See more of our coverage in your search results.
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.