Late Night Hosts Comments Following Utah Officials Update Raises Eyebrows
On Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel took to his late-night stage and, with his signature smirk and sneer, unleashed a pointed monologue that is already being dissected by media outlets across the political spectrum.
His target? The tragic death of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk — and more specifically, how it’s being politicized in the aftermath.
Kimmel accused Trump supporters — the so-called “MAGA gang” — of attempting to distance the alleged shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, from the ideological left. “We hit some new lows over the weekend,” Kimmel declared, framing conservative commentary as manipulative and opportunistic. What followed was a string of jabs, not just at conservatives broadly, but directly at President Donald Trump, whose public response to Kirk’s killing has also become a flashpoint of contention.
“This is not how an adult grieves… this is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish,” Kimmel mocked, referencing Trump’s off-topic remarks about ballroom construction when asked about Kirk’s death — remarks that, to Kimmel’s point, seemed oddly disconnected from the gravity of the situation.
But as Kimmel delivered his monologue, facts from federal investigators were already painting a conflicting picture. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino confirmed that Robinson had embraced a “leftist ideology” and was undergoing ideological radicalization in the months leading up to the shooting.
A trove of damning text messages released by law enforcement revealed Robinson’s deeply personal motivations — and his chilling resolve. In one message, Robinson texted his transgender partner that he’d “had enough of [Kirk’s] hatred” and was prepared to retrieve his rifle.
Jimmy Kimmel LIED to his audience by claiming Charlie Kirk’s assassin is MAGA.
I’m tagging @jimmykimmel @JimmyKimmelLive so we can all demand he apologize & tell his audience the truth.
— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) September 17, 2025
These revelations are not minor footnotes. They strike at the heart of Kimmel’s narrative and raise a difficult question: was the comedian reacting to unfolding facts, or rushing to frame a political morality play before all the details were in?
Even more jarring is the contrast between Kimmel’s earlier social media plea for unity — “can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human?” — and his on-air attempt to assign ideological guilt. That contradiction has not gone unnoticed.