Jimmy Kimmel Begs the U.K. to Not ‘Give Up’ on America in Christmas Message Blasting President Trump

Jimmy Kimmel is yet again taking aim at President Donald Trump.

On Thursday, December 25, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host, 58, delivered the U.K.’s “Alternative Christmas Message,” a British tradition that counters the royal Christmas message delivered by King Charles III.

In the late-night host’s address, he asked the people of Britain to not give up hope for America despite what many feel is a tumultuous time in the nation under the leadership of the 79-year-old Apprentice alum.

“I have no idea if you know who I am, but I was asked to deliver this year’s Alternative Christmas Message (which I’ve heard is a big deal) so I hope you do,” Kimmel began, before launching into a rant about Trump.

“Tyranny is booming over here,” he said. “You may have read in your colorful newspapers my country’s President would like to shut me up because I don’t adore him in the way he likes to be adored. The American government made a threat against me and the company I work for, and all of a sudden we were off the air.”

Earlier this year, after Kimmel commented on the assassination of Charlie Kirk in his September 17 monologue, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! for a week.

“Millions and millions of people stood up and said: ‘No, this is not acceptable,’” Kimmel said of getting temporarily shut down. “People who never watched my show, people who were on record saying they hate my show spoke out, they marched, they did this all to support the right to a free expression of speech and because so many people spoke out, we came back.”

“Our show came back stronger than ever,” he continued. “We won, the president lost and now I’m back on the air every night givin’ the most powerful politician on earth a right and richly deserved bollocking.”

Kimmel compared Trump to a king, saying, “Now we’ve got King Donny the Eighth calling for executions. It happens fast.”

“You know it’s funny we Americans are very proud of not having a king,” he said. “It’s kind of why we left. Earlier this year tens of millions of us marched at protests called No Kings. You had some of those there. And just for the record we have nothing against your king. I mean I don’t know if you know this, but his son lives here. We just — well some of us — just have a problem with the guy who thinks he is our king.”

Kimmel said that America is a “mess,” adding: “And we know this is also affecting you, and I just wanted to say sorry. And we want you to know or, at least I want you to know, that we’re not all like him. We’re not all like that.”

He concluded his speech with a message for “our friends across the pond,” asking: “Don’t give up on us.”

“We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys,” Kimmel said. “Give us about three years. Please.”