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White House calls Jimmy Kimmel's brain 'rotted' after resignation call

Spokesperson Davis Ingle attacked the late-night host's mental state and ratings in response to his criticism of Donald Trump.

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What this story says

  • White House spokesperson Davis Ingle stated Jimmy Kimmel's brain has 'rotted' and is 'peanut-sized'.
  • Ingle also said Kimmel's 'Trump Derangement Syndrome is so advanced'.
  • Kimmel called on President Donald Trump to resign during his show, referring to him as 'Nappy Gilmore'.
  • The White House previously described Kimmel as a 'no-talent loser' with 'tanking ratings'.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 0%(0)Right 100%(6)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 8 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

48/100

Craft

60/100

Hype

65/100

8 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

The White House criticised late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he called for President Donald Trump to resign. White House spokesperson Davis Ingle stated that Kimmel's brain had 'rotted' and that his 'Trump Derangement Syndrome is so advanced'.

Kimmel, during his show, had urged Trump to resign and referred to him as 'Nappy Gilmore'. He suggested Trump use his cryptocurrency to buy an island, mentioning Epstein's island as a possibility. Kimmel also addressed a previous White House statement that labelled him a 'no-talent loser who has beclowned himself with tanking ratings', referring to Ingle as 'Danny Dingle'.

Disagreement on Kimmel's role

WVII / Fox Bangor and democraticaccent.com reported that media commentator Christian Toto suggested Kimmel's relationship with ABC could face financial pressure, stating Kimmel 'long ago traded in comedy for activism' and is a 'DNC apparatchik'. The digests from The Beltway Report, nytimespost.com, Fox News, and wfmd.com did not include this commentary.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated reports or digests mention the specific date of Jimmy Kimmel's monologue or the date of the White House's response. The digests also do not include the specific details of Kimmel's suggestions for Trump to buy an island or his references to crypto.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 12 times, most recently on 7 Nov 2026, 16:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

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Right

6 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports led with the White House's criticism of Jimmy Kimmel. WVII / Fox Bangor and democraticaccent.com, which provided full reports, quoted White House spokesperson Davis Ingle stating Kimmel's brain has 'rotted' and is 'peanut-sized', and that his 'Trump Derangement Syndrome is so advanced'. These reports also included Kimmel's calls for Trump to resign and his nicknames for the president, such as 'Nappy Gilmore'. They detailed the White House's prior statement calling Kimmel a 'no-talent loser' with 'tanking ratings'. Both full reports also included commentary from Christian Toto regarding Kimmel's activism and potential financial pressure on his show with ABC. The digests from The Beltway Report, nytimespost.com, Fox News, and wfmd.com focused on the White House's insults towards Kimmel, specifically mentioning his 'rotted' and 'peanut-sized' brain in response to his demand for Trump's resignation.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover White House calls Jimmy Kimmel's brain 'rotted' after resignation call?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is White House calls Jimmy Kimmel's brain 'rotted' after resignation call left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of White House calls Jimmy Kimmel's brain 'rotted' after resignation call biased?
White House calls Jimmy Kimmel's brain 'rotted' after resignation call is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting White House calls Jimmy Kimmel's brain 'rotted' after resignation call?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered White House calls Jimmy Kimmel's brain 'rotted' after resignation call?
8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did the White House say about Jimmy Kimmel's brain?
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle stated that Jimmy Kimmel's brain has 'rotted' and is 'peanut-sized'. He also described Kimmel's 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' as 'so advanced'.
Why did the White House criticise Jimmy Kimmel?
The White House criticised Jimmy Kimmel after he called on President Donald Trump to resign during his late-night show. This led to a strong verbal response from the White House spokesperson.
What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Donald Trump?
Jimmy Kimmel called on Donald Trump to resign during his show, referring to him as 'Nappy Gilmore'. He suggested Trump use his cryptocurrency to buy an island, possibly Epstein's island.

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