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Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump’s Iran Threat Remarks on “Live!”
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Trump’s Rally Comment and Kimmel’s Reaction
At a campaign rally in Nebraska, President Donald Trump said Iran could “take out” a U.S. The crowd responded with cheers.
Background to the FCC Dispute
Kimmel’s challenge to the president follows a broader clash with the Federal Communications Commission. He has previously sparred with FCC chair Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, over network-related issues and faced a suspension in September 2025 that the White House denied involvement in. The comedian’s latest threat to involve the FCC revives that ongoing legal battle.
Official Statements & Responses
The White House, in contrast, framed the president’s remarks as a discussion of “safeguarding Americans” amid the Iran conflict. No FCC representative publicly responded to Kimmel’s report-the-president threat in the available sources.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I know he says a lot of crazy things. I know this is something we'll forget about by Thursday when he accidentally swallows a baby at a rally or whatever the hell he does next,” — Jimmy Kimmel
- “ "If that rhetoric was deranged and dangerous and violent and dark, surely you must be mortified by the president of the United States casually ruminating about the deaths of 13 million people," Kimmel said.” — Jimmy Kimmel