Jimmy Kimmel Tears Up While Reacting to Los Angeles Fires in First Show Back, Takes Aim at Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel went back on the air on Monday (January 13) for the first time since the Los Angeles fires started and he teared up while reacting to the devastation in the city.

The talk show host discussed the tragic fires during the opening monologue of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

“Many of us had to leave our homes in a hurry; some of our coworkers lost their homes. It’s been terrible,” Jimmy said. “Everyone who lives in this city knows someone — most of us, multiple people; family, friends, colleagues, neighbors — whose houses have burned down. And the truth is, we don’t even know if it’s over. We had 100 mph winds fueling this nightmare and as of tonight, winds are back.”

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Jimmy added, “I think I speak for all of us when I say it’s been a sickening, shocking, awful experience but it’s also been, in a lot of ways, a beautiful experience because, once again, we see our fellow men and women coming together to support each other, people who lost their own homes are out volunteering in parking lots for others who lost theirs.”

Jimmy also took aim at Donald Trump‘s decision to allegedly verbally attack firefighters during this time.

“Tonight I don’t want to get into all the vile and irresponsible and stupid things our future president and his gaggle of scumbags chose to say during out darkest and most terrifying hour,” he said. “The fact that he chose to attack our firefighters who are out there risking their lives on our behalf, it’s disgusting but not surprising. Instead, I want to focus on thanking those men and women, because that’s all we should be doing.”

Read more coverage about what has happened during the fires.