In his opening monologue on Monday’s show (26), Jimmy Kimmel abandoned the comedic tone to speak about the murder of the 37-year-old nurse. The host became emotional as he called for an end to the violence in the city.
Kimmel said he was shocked when he saw videos on his phone over the weekend showing the scenes.
“People screaming, being torn away from their families, Americans, people born in the U.S., being dragged out of their cars for the ‘crime’ of having an accent or something like that,” he described.
“One atrocity after another, committed by this gang of poorly trained thugs, shamefully badly led, wearing masks. And that’s what they are: thugs committing vile, heartless and even criminal acts,” he said.
“We see these videos, in which we clearly see one of our fellow Americans being executed by ICE, and they don’t even admit it was a mistake!” he said, outraged by the justifications given by ICE and the Trump administration.
“And if our leaders aren’t even trying to reduce the amount of chaos on the streets, […], if they are intentionally creating and encouraging violence and fear, then I hope you agree with me: we need new leaders,” he protested.
Addressing the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good (killed on January 7), Jimmy Kimmel became emotional and couldn’t hold back his tears.
“We want you to know that we are with you and that you are not alone,” he said, his voice breaking.
“I’ll say one more thing: we also want to finally see those Epstein files,” he added.
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