Internet in splits as Jimmy Kimmel suggests Melania would say 'keep violating, be a man' to Trump's gag order violation

Jimmy Kimmel humorously sided with Donald Trump following the former president's $9,000 fine for breaching a gag order in the Stormy Daniels case
PUBLISHED MAY 2, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel said that judge's latest order also presents an opportunity for Melania Trump to influence Trump's jail time (Getty)
Jimmy Kimmel said that judge's latest order also presents an opportunity for Melania Trump to influence Trump's jail time (Getty)

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: On May 2, Jimmy Kimmel humorously sided with Donald Trump following the former president's $9,000 fine for breaching a gag order in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.

"I don’t think it’s fair," quipped Kimmel, adding, "This trial is about the fact that he paid a woman to be quiet. Now he isn’t quiet, he has to pay them? It makes no sense. They’re using his thing against him."



 

Jimmy Kimmel suggests Melania's influence in encouraging Trump's gag disobedience

Trump has also likened himself to Jesus in the case ― and Kimmel wasted no time in taking that comparison to the next level.

“It’s like Jesus, a carpenter, who they nailed to a cross. I mean, think about it,” Kimmel said. “Read about it in your Trump-brand Bibles.”

Judge Juan Merchan said further violations of the gag order could lead to jail time ― and Kimmel said there’s an opening for Melania Trump to get her husband locked up.

“Melania was like, ‘Don’t let the judge tell you what to do. Keep violating. Be a man,’” Kimmel said.

Donald x Melania
Donald x Melania

To add context, Judge Juan Merchan found that Trump breached the order nine times recently through posts on his Truth Social platform and campaign website, particularly targeting key witnesses like Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels.

Merchan imposed a fine of $9,000, equating to $1,000 for each violation, and mandated Trump to remove the posts but by the afternoon of May 2, all nine offending posts had been removed.

The judge announced his decision from the bench and issued a written order, stating that Trump's actions violated the order by publicly discussing witnesses' involvement in the case and making statements about jurors involved in the criminal proceedings.

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One viewer expressed, "A $9,000 fine for all the broken gag orders is an insult to all Americans who clung to the fiction that the system was still working and there was still some semblance of law and order. Openly pissing in our faces and telling us it's rain."

Another said, "How many defendants get to leave trial to go to anything? They have to be there all the time grow up Trump."

Another wrote, "It's a shame that the law prevented the judge from fining him more than 1000 per occurrence."

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One viewer praised Kimmel, saying, "Keep it up Jimmy - the wear and tear on his psyche is evident."

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One more viewer noted, "Man, this just took me off my spiritual path."

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Another said, "He will never pay that fine. Just put him in a cell already."

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