Kimmel Praises Radical Esquire Writer: 'I'm Very Fond of Your Work'

Ryan Foley | January 31, 2019
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During Tuesday's edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the eponymous host brought on Charles Pierce, a writer for Esquire. Kimmel praised Pierce and encouraged his audience to check out his work: "If you have an internet connection, read "Politics With Charles P. Pierce" multiple times a day on esquire.com."  After introducing Pierce, Kimmel told him "I love you. I'm very fond of your work."  Pierce's "work" includes a lot of vile commentary critical of President Trump and conservatives.  Pierce earned himself a spot on Newsbusters' list of the Most Outrageous Quotes of 2017 Part II due to his suggestion that the "massacre of country music fans" was a "blood sacrifice" to the Constitution, referring to the Las Vegas massacre that left dozens dead.  Believe it or not, Kimmel himself tweeted out a link to that article.  During his interview with Kimmel, Pierce bragged about writing about President Trump with an asterisk next to his name, effectively suggesting that he is not a legitimate President, as Kimmel laughed in amusement.  Kimmel indicated that he intended to have Pierce on to react to the State of the Union, which was supposed to take place Tuesday evening. Pierce jokingly described the non-existent State of the Union as "the best speech he ever gave."

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