There is a certain type of Hollywood liberal who believes politics should replace family, faith, community, and basic decency. Molly McNearney, wife of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, and executive producer for his show, has proudly placed herself in that category.
On a recent episode of the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast, McNearney admitted she has cut off “aunts, uncles and cousins” because they voted for President Donald Trump. She described their vote as a personal attack against her and her marriage. In her words, “them voting for Trump is them not voting for my husband and me and our family.”
Let that sink in.
Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump because they want a stronger economy, safer borders, less crime, and a government that works for working people. That is not a vote against the Kimmels of Beverly Hills. It is a vote for their own livelihoods, their own kids, their own towns. But in Molly’s world, ordinary Americans are supposed to treat Jimmy Kimmel like a heroic figure leading the nation’s moral fight. A late-night comedian. Reading jokes off cue cards. Protected by security. Living in a gated home.
She says she is the one who has “lost relationships.” But she is the one who chose to throw those relationships away. Not because of cruelty. Not because of harm. But because her family members exercised their right to vote differently than she wanted. That is not compassion. That is entitlement disguised as virtue.
McNearney says she grew up in Missouri, around conservative relatives, and now feels she has been “enlightened.” The implication is clear. The family members who raised her, loved her, and shaped her values are now, in her words, “misinformed” and in need of correction. This is a common trope among liberals about people in the Midwest, thinking the people that live there are stupider than they are because they live in a coastal enclave rather than the heartland. Mrs. Kimmel says she emails her family members long anti-Trump messages, “begging” them to vote the way Hollywood wants. And when they refuse, she labels them the problem.
Meanwhile, those same relatives probably still welcome neighbors to church, coach Little League, and help fix a broken tractor at dusk. But because they do not live in a world of studio applause and performative outrage, Molly calls them lost.
This is not just insulting to Trump voters. It is insulting to the American Midwest, to families who stay connected even when they disagree, to communities where loyalty runs deeper than politics.
If you want to see exactly how far out of touch these comments are, watch the interview yourself. Hear what she says. Hear the tone. And ask yourself how many families she is speaking about without realizing it.
Watch Molly and Jimmy’s interview and see why these comments are so offensive — not just to Trump voters, but to anyone who believes family is more important than politics. Host Emily Jashinskiy, a Wisconsin transplant to Washington D.C. herself, hits the nail on the head about why liberals like this are really the ones who are misinformed.