Dave Rubin dropped a direct-message clip that tells you everything you need to know about late-night media and their fans: when Jimmy Kimmel actually gave former President Donald Trump credit for helping end the Israel-Hamas fighting and secure hostage releases, Kimmel’s own audience didn’t cheer — they bristled. Rubin’s segment highlights how uncomfortable the elite media bubble gets when reality upends their narrative, and he didn’t hesitate to show it to his viewers.

The context is stark and undeniable: President Trump’s diplomatic push produced a ceasefire and the release of hostages, a development even cautious news outlets have had to acknowledge. This was not a partisan fantasy; it was a negotiated outcome that changed lives and reduced bloodshed, and it forced formerly reflexive critics to swallow their tantrums.

So when Jimmy Kimmel — a man who built his career piling on political hacks and mocking conservative voters — muttered a rare “good work on that one, President Trump,” you could almost hear the cognitive dissonance. Kimmel’s attempt to clap politely at a real diplomatic win exposed the phony, performative outrage that powers so much of late-night comedy.

Rubin’s clip makes another point plain: the audience reaction was not some imagined right-wing conspiracy, it was visible and vocal, and Rubin was right to put it on display. If the nation’s elite opinion-makers are surprised that ordinary Americans won’t accept their selective applause, they haven’t been paying attention. The DM clip is a small but revealing window into how out-of-touch these celebrity echo chambers have become.

Let’s be honest about why this stings for the Kimmels and Colberts of the world: they have spent years refusing to acknowledge any accomplishment by conservative leaders, no matter how consequential. That reflex led ABC and others into public rows and even temporary suspensions over past controversies, showing the uneasy dance between networks and their political skirmishes. The networks and their star hosts are learning the hard way that real-world results eventually break through studio safe spaces.

Meanwhile, patriots watching from outside the Manhattan echo chamber saw what was happening and reacted accordingly — grateful for hostages coming home and fed up with performative scolding. Conservative commentators have been right to call out the media’s uneven coverage and to demand honest reporting instead of reflexive partisanship. When outlets try to bury cheers or minimize praise for a tangible achievement, Americans should call them out every time.

This is why voices like Dave Rubin’s matter: he doesn’t let the mainstream gatekeepers decide what footage you get to see. Hardworking Americans deserve the whole story — not the sanitized version that spares celebrities and networks the embarrassment of admitting they were wrong. If the elites are shocked by their audiences, maybe it’s because they never stopped to listen to real people who value results over ritual outrage.