The Oscars came about greater than a month in the past, however former president Donald Trump continues to grumble about its host, Jimmy Kimmel.
However in a publish on his social media platform Fact Social, Trump confused a second from the ceremony, mistaking one thing that Al Pacino did with Kimmel’s efficiency.
Earlier as we speak on Fact Social, Trump wrote, “Silly Jimmy Kimmel, who nonetheless hasn’t recovered from his horrendous efficiency and large scores drop as Host of The Academy Awards, particularly when he confirmed he suffered from TDS, generally often called TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, to your complete World by studying on air my TRUTH about how dangerous a job he was doing that evening, proper earlier than he stumbled by way of saying the largest award of all, “Image of the 12 months.” It was a CLASSIC CHOKE, one of many largest ever in present enterprise, and to prime it off, he forgot to say the well-known and obligatory line, “AND THE WINNER IS.” As an alternative he stammered round as he opened the envelope. Supposedly his spouse, and even administration, begged him to not do it, “DON’T READ HIS TRUTH, JIMMY, PLEASE DON’T DO THIS,” they stated. He was made to appear like a FOOL, which he’s, and on the identical time go down in Tv Historical past because the WORST HOST EVER OF THE ONCE VAUNTED ACADEMY AWARDS!”
On the ceremony itself, Kimmel did learn out Trump’s criticism from the Oscars stage. However when it got here to the very best image winner, it was Pacino who abruptly revealed the very best image winner as Oppenheimer.
Kimmel responded later as we speak, “In equity to our former President, many secure geniuses confuse me with Al Pacino….”
Kimmel additionally retweeted a Biden marketing campaign message linking to Trump’s publish. The president’s marketing campaign wrote on X/Twitter, “A feeble and confused Trump posts an error-riddled rant falsely claiming that Jimmy Kimmel introduced Finest Image (or, as he describes, “Image of the 12 months”) on the Oscars.”