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We told you yesterday that Jimmy Kimmel may be the only person in America who still has enough energy to fight another healthcare repeal, and last night the comedian proved he wasn’t finished fighting. During Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s opening monologue, Kimmel broke down the reactions his piece from earlier this week received, focusing on one critic in particular — Fox News host Brian Kilmeade.
Following his son’s health scare earlier this year, Kimmel has become a one man, late night army when it comes to healthcare and the Affordable Care Act. On Tuesday night, Kimmel criticized Senator Bill Cassidy as well as other GOP members of the Senate, tearing into them for trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The segment predictably caused some controversy. Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade called Kimmel part of the Hollywood elite and accused him of pushing his politics on the rest of the country. However, Kimmel’s response was anything but predictable.
It turns out that Kimmel and Brian Kilmeade have a long history together. “This is a guy, Brian Kilmeade, who whenever I see him kisses my ass like a little boy meeting Batman,” Kimmel said.
But Kimmel didn’t stop there. “[Kilmeade] follows me on Twitter. He asked me to write a blurb for his book, which I did. He calls my agents looking for projects,” Kimmel said. “He’s dying to be a member of the Hollywood elite. The only reason he’s not a member of the Hollywood elite is that no one will hire him to be one.”
Kimmel then said that the only reason he talks about healthcare so much is because his son had open heart surgery and has to undergo two more operations. This experience has made aware of the many children in this country who need the same procedures but don’t have the same amount of access that Kimmel does.
“I don’t get anything out of this Brian, you phony little creep. Oh, I’ll pound you when I see you. That is my blurb,” the late night host said.
