Jimmy Kimmel began his late night talk show on Friday by denouncing what he says is a "blatant double standard" in America as rioters continue to besiege major cities across the country in response to George Floyd's death.
Filmed from his home in Los Angeles, Kimmel began his monologue by stating there is an unfortunate "loop" taking place in America that involves citizens responding to horrific acts of violence with equally "senseless" acts.
"It goes from, 'It isn't right to kill an unarmed man,' to, 'Well, it also isn't right to loot and set fires and attack the police,' to 'The police are attacking us and killing us over and over and nothing changes,' to 'Well, that needs to be settled by the law,' to 'The office of the law just killed another unarmed man' and so on," Kimmel said, citing race riots that continue to pop up across the country, resulting in fires, explosions, vandalism and other crimes.
He reminded his viewers of the country's Pledge of Allegiance, which he says is not being demonstrated.
"We have to work on this problem we have – this blatant, double standard – because when you stand in front of the flag you put your hand on your heart, you pledge allegiance with liberty and justice for all. We don't have that 'for all,' Kimmell said. "I mean, I have it, a lot of you have it, but it's not 'for all.'"
The host then kept in line with his nearly nightly bashing of President Donald Trump, this time decrying the "disgusting excuse for a president" for using violent rhetoric on Twitter in response to the Minneapolis, Minn., riots.
On Thursday, Trump tweeted: "I can't stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job... (Read more)
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