Jimmy Kimmel responds to Trump attacking him in a fundraising email

"Why is a president in his second term even sending fundraising emails?"
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There's no love lost between Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump, and it doesn't look like the relationship will be healing anytime soon.

In the clip above the late night show host breaks down a recent fundraising email reportedly sent by the president to his followers in which he attacks Kimmel with insults and calls Jimmy Kimmel Live! a "failing late night show."

"He thinks he can sit in his Hollywood studio and laugh at the greatest political movement in the history of our country," reads Trump's letter, per Kimmel. The host's response? "Yeah, he does."

The email ends, as Kimmel reads, "Join my MAGA Rally Blitz now & I'll add you to my exclusive 2026 MAGA Membership!"

"Well, that is tempting," says Kimmel. "We could be part of his MAGA Rally Blitz. What even is that? It's like something you order at Dairy Queen, right? But please, give until his feelings don't hurt anymore, folks. Why is a president in his second term even sending fundraising emails?"

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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