Jimmy Kimmel does not like Donald Trump. Elon Musk, on the other hand, loves Donald Trump. The Twitter owner and Tesla founder was a vocal supporter of Trump's during the election, and is poised to assume an influential role within his administration.
Musk is a staunch defender of Trump's, which is why he felt the need to call out Jimmy Kimmel via Twitter. He claimed that the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! was "an insufferable nonsense propaganda puppet" shortly after Trump won the U.S. election. Kimmel responded, and he did not hold back in doing so.
Kimmel implied Elon Musk was a bad father
Kimmel started off with a very personal dig against Elon Musk, who is estranged from his seven children. "At least my children like me," the host said to a surprised crowd. Kimmel then pointed out the hypocrisy of Musk deriding propaganda despite allegedly using propaganda during the election:
"The guy who paid people $1 million a day to vote for Donald Trump is calling me a propaganda puppet."
Kimmel also pointed to Twitter, and the ways in which Musk has used the social media platform to promote Donald Trump's campaign. He described Twitter as a "propaganda machine," and went on to showcase numerous tweets in which Musk labeled everything from the New York Times to NPR as an attempt to propagandize against Trump.
Kimmel also questioned Musk's and Trump's dynamic
The late night host closed out his dismantling of Elon Musk by quoting the man he's sworn allegiance to, Donald Trump. Kimmel recounted a comment Trump made about Musk, and how the Tesla founder would happily drop to his knee "and beg" to show his loyalty if he were asked.
"You know what he means by beg," Kimmel said while smiling. "I'm sure his little hand will fit nicely in your sock hole." Trump has been the late night host's primary focus during the election, but now that Musk has fired off insults and taken a pronounced political role, we get the feeling he will become Kimmel's new favorite punching bag.