jimmy kimmel not buying Fox News’ Explanation for why it used old footage during its coverage of a dignified transfer ceremony involving President Donald Trump. The late-night host devoted a segment of his Monday monologue to telling the network what he suggested was a deliberate effort to shield viewers from Trump’s unconventional headwear at the serious event.
Jimmy Kimmel criticizes Fox News
The late show host first focused his criticism on Trump’s decision to wear branded baseball cap During the dignified transfer, where six martyred service members were honoured. The 79-year-old president wore a white cap with “USA” on the front, “45-47” on the right side and an American flag on the left side. It is currently selling for $55 on their merchandise website.
Fox News twice used archival footage of the December 2025 dignified transfer instead of showing the current ceremony in its coverage. A network spokesperson gave this information diurnal animals The mistake occurred because “archival footage was accidentally used during the video sourcing process. We regret the error and apologize for the incorrect footage.”
Kimmel wasn’t buying it. “We deeply regret the mistake, and we deeply regret getting caught for the mistake,” Kimmel quipped during his monologue. “Whenever the President does something embarrassing, Fox News’ heroes step in to defend him.”
The late night host said otherwise Fox’s handling Trump’s violations of protocol for how the network treats Democratic celebrities. Jimmy Kimmel played a montage of Fox News pundits, including Sean Hannity, expressing their displeasure at former President Barack Obama for holding up a coffee cup and giving a salute.
“But hey, these things happen, right?” Kimmel said sarcastically. “I’m sure if CNN made that mistake, the people at Fox would be very cool about it. And I know if any (Democratic) president did something that was considered disrespectful… if one of them violated military protocol, I’m sure Fox would look the other way on that too, right?”
Jimmy Kimmel praised Fox News, saying “Not just fair: fair and balanced, guys” – a nod to the network’s former slogan, which it discontinued after 2016.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu Mandatory