NO LAUGHING MATTER: Backlash mounts toward @jimmykimmel , @ABC as critics accuse the liberal host of excusing Tesla…

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Jimmy Kimmel faced backlash for making jokes about Tesla vehicle fires and Elon Musk's company, with critics including Sean Hannity and VP JD Vance accusing him of trivializing violence and glorifying arson attacks. Musk responded by calling Kimmel unfunny, while Kimmel doubled down with additional jokes about the incidents.

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NO LAUGHING MATTER: Backlash mounts toward @jimmykimmel , @ABC as critics accuse the liberal host of excusing Tesla arson attacks 🧵
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@ABC and its late-night star @jimmykimmel are facing growing backlash over the liberal host making light of the increased violent attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships.
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During Tuesday night's monologue, @jimmykimmel had fun at the expense of Tesla CEO and DOGE chief @elonmusk over his company's stock tanking "almost disastrously so," sparking massive cheers from his audience.
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@elonmusk responded on X, saying, "He’s such an unfunny jerk."
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FOX News' @seanhannity slammed @jimmykimmel as an "unhinged loser" and took aim at top Disney boss Bob Iger. "Bob, are you OK with this seeming glorification of violence? Is this the inclusive woke, DEI, the ABC Disney brand?" Hannity asked.
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@jimmykimmel followed up on Wednesday night, saying, "I mentioned last night multiple Teslas were burned at a Tesla facility in Las Vegas. Authorities are now investigating which Teslas were set on fire — and which set themselves on fire."
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Vice President @JDVance responded on Vince Coglianese's radio show, saying, “in defense of the American people, Jimmy Kimmel's show is so unfunny and boring and left-wing that it's probably not a representative sample.”
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