Jimmy Kimmel thinks Johnny Carson would’ve tackled Trump, complains about the perception that he’s suddenly into politics

Variety

“It seems like that’s a narrative that people have seized on, and it’s not at all true,” he tells Variety. “I’ve been talking about Trump to death for the last 18 months, and the idea that I’m just now talking about politics just indicated that whoever writes that or says that hasn’t been watching the show.” Kimmel admits he doesn’t do politics every night. “But I also believe if Johnny Carson had a Donald Trump, then Johnny Carson would have some things to say about it,” he says.