Jimmy Kimmel Lashes Out at Enemy Trump in Scathing Holiday Message Declaring 'Tyranny is Booming' in America
Jimmy Kimmel was asked to deliver a British Christmas message.
Dec. 26 2025, Published 2:46 p.m. ET
Jimmy Kimmel lashed out at Donald Trump and the state of the country during a scathing holiday message, RadarOnline.com can report, telling foreign television viewers, "Tyranny is booming" over here.
The talk show host and frequent Trump provocateur was asked to deliver UK broadcaster Channel 4's "Alternative Christmas Message."
Kimmel's British Bashing
He used his time to lash out at Donald Trump.
Kimmel was asked to give the British broadcaster's light-hearted holiday message, and the 58-year-old used his time to skewer Trump.
Sitting in front of a fireplace and a Christmas tree, with some tea and crumpets on the end table next to him, Kimmel spoke in a soft, comforting tone that countered his strong message.
"Tyranny is booming over here," Kimmel began, sharing his view on the current conditions stateside. "You may have read in your colorful newspapers, my country's president would like to shut me up because I don't adore him in the way he likes to be adored."
The comedian referenced his show's controversial removal earlier this year, after fallout from remarks he made following Charlie Kirk's assassination. Kimmel's message then celebrated what he called a "September miracle" when the public outcry helped get him back on the air.
"Millions and millions of people stood up and said, 'No, this is not acceptable," Kimmel said. "And because so many people spoke out, we came back. Our show came back stronger than ever.
"We won, the president lost, and now I'm back on the air every night giving the most powerful politician on earth a right and richly deserved bollocking."
Global Approval
Kimmel has become Trump's nemesis during his second term.
Kimmel ended his message by asking the British audience not to "give up on us," adding, "We're in a bit of a wobble right now, but we'll come around."
Across the globe, fans applauded the message, sharing their support from their home countries.
"There are still sane individuals in the States," one person commented. "That's a comfort."
Another added: "Great job, Jimmy! Well said, and just the message that not just the UK, but the whole world needs to hear. It’s like one of those cards they used to put up on local TV stations: 'We’re experiencing technical difficulties.'"
A third person commented: "As French looking at your government actions with total disgust, a disgust that extend to all the individuals and institutions who caved for power, money or both, I admire you and all the ones who fight that insanity."
While one person from Australia urged: "Hang in there Jimmy. You will never get a better subject to take the p--- out of. You have plenty of followers from Down Under. We have a saying here, keep the b------- honest."
Kimmel's New Contract
His late night show was temporarily pulled from the air.
Kimmel will indeed be hanging in there for at least another two years. The former host of The Man Show struck a new deal with ABC and its parent company, Disney, that will keep him on air into 2027.
After learning Kirk had been assassinated, Kimmel took heat when he spoke about the situation on his show.
Specifically, Kimmel went after the "MAGA gang" for "desperately trying to characterize" the suspect "as anything other than one of them."
Two days after Kimmel made the remarks, his show was suspended.
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Kimmel's Comeback
Kimmel recently renewed his deal with Disney until 2027.
For a while, it remained unclear what would happen to Kimmel's show, but it did end up returning to the air on September 23.
When he returned, Kimmel didn't avoid the topic, but rather addressed it head-on
While the funnyman claimed it was "never" his intention "to make light of the murder of a young man," he did stress that the "show is not important."
"What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this," he continued, noting he was "not happy" when his show was pulled, as he did "not agree with that decision."
