Kimmel called out the president over his false statement that the military entered the state to release more water amid the L.A. fires
January 29, 2025
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel dampened claims by President Donald Trump that the U.S. military entered California to release a large amount of water from the northern part of the state to fight the Los Angeles fires.
In a Monday post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond.”
“The days of putting a Fake Environmental Argument, over PEOPLE, are over,” he declared. “Enjoy the water, California!!!”
The following day, Kimmel called out Trump over this false claims. “Do you think he actually believes this happened?” Kimmel pondered during his monologue. “Or does he think we’re so dumb, we believe it happened? It’s incredible. The minute I saw the post, I said — I ran to my sink, I turned it on. Water came just gushing out. I let it spray. I danced around like I was Shakira or something.”
“Whether or not the U.S. military entered California and turned the water on is not a matter of debate,” he said. “This is not liberal versus conservative. It didn’t happen, OK? But no one calls him on it.”
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