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On Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 12th, show host Jimmy Kimmel accused Donald Trump<\/a> of worsening the political divide in America that has re-entered the discourse after the fatal assassination of conservative politician Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n While speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10th, Kirk was shot in the neck. After a long manhunt, a 22-year-old Utah native named Tyler Robinson was arrested and charged with suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n Before Robinson\u2019s arrest, Jimmel went live on his late-night show and hit out at Trump for his immediate response to the assassination<\/a>. He branded the killing \u201csenseless\u201d and began by criticising extreme responses on both sides.<\/p>\n He also previously made a statement online which read, \u201cCan we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.\u201d<\/p>\n Back on the show, Kimmel said, \u201cWith all these terrible things happening, you would think that our president would at least make an attempt to bring us together, but he didn\u2019t.\u201d He then showed posts from previous presidents, such as Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, who issued a quick statement condemning political violence. Trump instead blamed Democrats for their rhetoric for the murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kimmel highlighted the irony here: \u201cThe man who told a crowd of supporters that maybe the Second Amendment people should do something about Clinton. The man who said he wouldn\u2019t mind if someone shot through the fake news media. The man who unleashed a mob on the Capitol and said Liz Cheney should face nine barrels shooting at her for supporting his opponent, blames the radical left for their rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n For the next ten minutes, Kimmel tore into Trump and his surrounding allies. The clip has over two million views at the time of writing.<\/p>\n Kimmel\u2019s take-down of Trump didn\u2019t go down well with the White House. Their spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, responded to Kimmel\u2019s criticism via Fox News Digital<\/a>, stating, \u201cPresident Trump speaks the truth. Every single night, Jimmy Kimmel gets on TV and divides the American people by fueling hatred and spreading lies about the President, his supporters, and any American who doesn\u2019t agree with his worldview.\u201d<\/p>\n