Fox News’ Sean Hannity took aim at “unhinged loser” Jimmy Kimmel for making light of arson attacks on Tesla vehicles and asked Bob Iger, chief executive of Disney, which owns ABC, if he’s “proud of this.”
“Bob Iger, you’re the CEO of Disney. Are you proud of this?” Hannity asked on Thursday during his eponymous news show.
“Jimmy Kimmel is an unhinged loser. You see the ratings every day. We all see the ratings every day. He’s, you know, pretending to be woke, compassionate while cheering for, you know, those that are involved in these actions against Tesla,” he added.
Sean Hannity took aim at “unhinged loser” Jimmy Kimmel and asked Bob Iger if he’s “proud” of Kimmel’s jokes about widespread Tesla vandalism. Fox NewsThe longtime Fox News host tore into Kimmel over his controversial monologue from his late-night show on Tuesday, when he seemed to endorse the rampant vandalism hitting Tesla showrooms and vehicles across the nation.
Kimmel told his audience that Tesla’s stock had fallen tremendously amid a backlash against CEO Elon Musk over his ties to the White House.
The news was met with loud cheers from the live studio crowd.
“People have been vandalizing Tesla vehicles. New Tesla vehicles. Please don’t vandalize. Don’t ever vandalize Tesla vehicles,” Kimmel said in an apparent sarcastic remark before taking a long pause while the audience laughed.
“Bob, are you okay with this seeming glorification of violence? Is this the inclusive, woke DEI — the ABC Disney brand?” Hannity asked in a call to arms for Iger.
He slammed Kimmel’s sarcastic quip as ironic, given the late-night comedian’s past calls for compassion.
Jimmy Kimmel joked about the rampant vandalism hitting Tesla showrooms and the company’s falling stock during his show on Tuesday. ABC“Jimmy, he sobs, he weeps when an election doesn’t go his way,” Hannity said. “He demands compassion if he’s having problems in his personal life, but yet ABC Disney, Bob Iger, allow a host, in my opinion, to be celebrating what has been happening to Tesla — against regular Americans that drive Teslas — making jokes about it all.”
Musk himself clapped back at Kimmel’s sneering monologue, calling the comedian “an unfunny jerk” in a post on X.
It’s not the first time Hannity and Kimmel — who has hosted his late-night ABC show since 2003 — have sparred.
Several Tesla vehicles across the country have been set aflame as protesters take to showrooms to attack CEO Elon Musk’s ties to the White House. Hal Sparks via Storyful
New Tesla Cybertrucks were torched in a Seattle fire that is under investigation. Jonathan Choe / SWNSIn 2018, the two TV hosts battled back and forth during a week-long feud over a joke Kimmel made about Melania Trump’s accent.
Kimmel later apologized in a social media post: “While I admit I did have fun with our back and forth, after some thought, I realize that the level of vitriol from all sides (mine and me included) does nothing good for anyone and, in fact, is harmful to our country.”
