{"id":443477,"date":"2026-01-28T18:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/443477\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:37:08","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-tells-trump-admin-to-prove-minneapolis-protesters-are-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/443477\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump Admin to Prove Minneapolis Protesters Are Paid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> pushed back Tuesday night against President Trump\u2019s notion that the protesters in Minneapolis<\/a> are \u201cpaid agitators,\u201d telling America\u2019s commander in chief, \u201cProve it!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe he believes it,\u201d Kimmel told viewers during his Tuesday monologue. \u201cHe can\u2019t imagine anyone ever doing anything without getting paid for it.\u201d The \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d<\/a> host then took the opportunity to turn Trump\u2019s \u201cpaid agitators\u201d excuse around on him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are not paid agitators. These are concerned Americans,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cYou know who is a paid agitator? You! You literally sold a cryptocoin that says, \u2018Fight, fight, fight,\u2019 on it. You\u2019re a paid agitator surrounded by a bunch of greasy little paid agitator-tots.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it seems like things are getting scarier by the day, it\u2019s because they are,\u201d Kimmel later concluded. You can watch the full \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d segment yourself below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s \u201cpaid agitator\u201d remarks were made in the wake of ICE and Border Patrol\u2019s disastrous joint operation in Minnesota, which not only prompted state-wide protests this month but also resulted in the deaths of two Minneapolis citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti<\/a>. In the ongoing fallout of these events, Kimmel noted that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has found herself in an uncertain position.<\/p>\n

\u201cKristi Noem, a woman who has never met a crime scene she couldn\u2019t match her lipstick to, is on the hot seat right now,\u201d Kimmel explained. \u201cMany are calling for her resignation, but Trump today said he will not ask her to step down, which means she\u2019s done, right? I mean, she\u2019s like a puppy in a gravel pit when you say something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBorder Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino, this clown is being sent to the bench for sure,\u201d he continued. \u201cHe has been banished back to El Centro, which is a small town at the border of California where he\u2019s expected to retire. The Department of Homeland Security also suspended his access to his own social media accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n

After taking a moment to let that sink in, the comedian then asked, \u201cDo you know how bad things have to be for Donald Trump to take your social media away?\u201d Before wrapping things up, Kimmel also noted the forthcoming release of \u201cMelania,\u201d<\/a> director Brett Ratner\u2019s new documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, which is set to hit theaters on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to the writer Michael Wolf, Melania is bigly upset that the murders in Minneapolis are overshadowing the release of the $75 million bribe \u2014 I mean, documentary \u2014 that Amazon made for her,\u201d Kimmel relayed. He then mocked the First Lady\u2019s claim that Trump called the new film a \u201cmust-watch\u201d after he saw it.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him, it is a must. Not for us. But for him, yes,\u201d he noted. \u201cMy guess is he saw the first eight minutes and fell asleep in his popcorn bucket.\u201d<\/p>\n

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