Jimmy Kimmel Trashes Donald Trump Jr. For Liking Parkland Massacre Conspiracy Theory Tweets

In last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel took shots at Donald Trump Jr. for liking tweets that suggested that David Hogg, one of the survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was a “crisis actor” sent by the FBI. For those unaware of the term, a “crisis actor” is a paid actor reportedly sent by government forces to sway public opinion on gun control after a tragedy. In other words, people online are suggesting that Hogg was not actually a student of the school and is just there to mislead the public.

Kimmel said: “There are always crackpots in situations like this who come out of the woodwork with [this] irrational, paranoia-filled nonsense. It happened after Sandy Hook, too. The right-wing thrives on conspiracy theories: Global warming is a conspiracy, the Russia investigation is a conspiracy, Obama’s birth certificate was a conspiracy, and those are just the big ones. There are hundreds of others,” including “Pizzagate, Scalia’s murder [and] the three million illegal votes. In this case, we have known people like Donald Trump Jr. — the president’s least favorite son — perpetuating this kind of stuff. This is our president’s son doing that — liking a story that directly defames a student that survived a shooting.”

Trump wasn’t alone, however, as Ted Nugent also shared a similar post on Facebook. Kimmel added: “The kid who just watched his friends die is a puppet to Ted, and it’s a puppet show. Is that OK? Should the person who actively spreads this garbage around be a member of your board if you are a reputable organization? I don’t think so, but I want you to consider this, especially if you are a Trump supporter or a member of the NRA: Do you really think these kids — these teenagers who spoke out after a shooting at their school — are actors who are part of some sort of deep state, left-wing conspiracy? If the answer is ‘Yes, I do believe that,’ I have some bad news for you: You’re crazy. You’re a crazy person. Your brain is not functioning, and I’m worried about you.”

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