Molly McNearney, Jimmy Kimmel’s wife and the executive producer of his talk show, said she has “lost” relationships with family members who support Donald Trump. (Watch the video below.)
Kimmel’s defiance of the president continues to cause a massive “strain,” she added.
“It hurts me so much because of the personal relationship I now have where my husband is out there fighting this man,” McNearney said on the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast posted Thursday. “And to me, them voting for Trump is them not voting for my husband and me and our family. I unfortunately … lost relationships with people in my family because of it.”
Kimmel’s taunting of the president took another turn when ABC parent company Disney yanked “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air in September under pressure from Trump’s Federal Communications Commission. The suspension sprang from remarks Kimmel made about slain activist Charlie Kirk. Trump gloated over Kimmel’s absence, which lasted several days and generated cries of censorship.
Kimmel has again ratcheted up his criticism of the president amid public protest against Trump’s authoritarian ways.
“When I see these terrible stories every day, I’m immediately mad at certain aunts, uncles, cousins who put him in power. And it’s really hard,” said McNearney, who’s also the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” co-head writer.
“I’ve sent many emails to family, like right before the election saying, ‘I’m begging you. Here’s the 10 reasons not to vote for this guy. Please don’t.’ And I either got ignored by 90% of them or got truly insane responses from a few. It’s definitely caused a strain,” she added.
Kimmel, who was on the podcast alongside his wife, tried to be understanding about her family’s stance. “I just think they’re being fed a constant stream of lies,” the late night host said. “When you ingest enough of it, you start to believe it.”
Fast-forward to 32:45 for McNearney’s revelation about her family:
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