The federal government’s recent ICE operations in Los Angeles ignited weeks of fury on the streets and a massive federal response, with thousands of National Guard members and some Marines sent into the city as protests and violence escalated. What began as targeted enforcement quickly became a national story about law and order, federal power, and the safety of ordinary Americans whose businesses and neighborhoods were caught in the crossfire.
On network television, Jimmy Kimmel used his monologue to lecture viewers that “there’s no riot outside” and to blame the president for intentionally creating chaos, insisting the demonstrations were, with “very few exceptions,” peaceful. That spin is exactly what Americans distrust about late-night comic elites: when videos and on-the-ground reports tell a different story, they double down on a comforting narrative rather than confront the facts.
Conservative commentators rightly reacted with outrage, and Dave Rubin amplified that response by playing a DM clip exposing Kimmel’s attempts to downplay the unrest to his audience, a reminder that Hollywood’s airbrushed version of reality is tailored to keep viewers asleep. Media outlets on the right called Kimmel either dishonest or deluded as footage and eyewitness accounts continued to contradict his claims.
The footage piling up online — burning cars, looted storefronts, attacks on officers, and a downtown curfew after at least dozens of businesses reported damage — makes it impossible to pretend nothing serious was happening. Local officials documented millions in losses and a city forced to deploy tens of millions of dollars worth of security measures to protect citizens and property while Democrats and celebs reflexively cheered on the agitators.
This isn’t just about a late-night monologue; it’s about cultural elites choosing narrative over truth and the dangerous consequences that follow when law-abiding citizens are told to ignore lawlessness. Real patriots care about the rule of law, the protection of communities, and honest reporting — not Hollywood pontificating from a safe stage while ordinary Americans clean up the mess.
