{"id":50932,"date":"2026-04-15T00:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50932"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:31:09","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-ignores-swalwell-scandal-disgraced-dem-launched-governor-campaign-on-his-abc-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50932","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Ignores Swalwell Scandal \u2014 Disgraced Dem Launched Governor Campaign on His ABC Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">TV host Jimmy Kimmel\u00a0failed to mention anything about former Rep. Eric Swalwell during Monday\u2019s episode of <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>, even though the late-night ABC show was the launch site of the disgraced Democrat\u2019s gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">On Monday, Kimmel\u00a0ignored the news of Swalwell suspending his California campaign and resigning from his congressional seat in response to sexual assault allegations \u2014 but took plenty of airtime to bash President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Trump Attacks the Pope, Thinks He\u2019s Jesus &amp; Bashes Springsteen in His Most Bananas Posting Spree Yet\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VC1tEU_I3gk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kimmel fixated on multiple Trump controversies, such as his recent remarks about Pope Leo XIV, a since-deleted AI-generated image the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/13\/trump-denies-deleted-truth-post-showed-him-as-jesus-blames-fake-news\/\">said<\/a> was \u201csupposed to\u00a0be me as a doctor,\u201d\u00a0his\u00a0\u201cNo Tax on Tips\u201d event at the White House, and issues involving Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">While trashing the president, however, Kimmel failed to mention anything about Swalwell, who on Monday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2025\/11\/21\/swalwell-im-running-for-governor-of-california\/\">announced<\/a> he was resigning from Congress, as well as suspending his gubernatorial campaign, once several women accused him of unwanted advances \u2014 touching, sexting, and even drunken, non-consensual sex.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p>In November, Swalwell had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2025\/11\/21\/swalwell-im-running-for-governor-of-california\/\">appeared<\/a> on Kimmel\u2019s show, where he broke the news that he was running for California governor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Eric Swalwell Announces He\u2019s Running for Governor of California &amp; Talks Trump and the Epstein Files\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nIdUSzz44KA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During the episode, Kimmel described Swalwell as someone who \u201cbattle[s] daily with the forces of MAGA,\u201d adding, \u201cthe president does not like him at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Swalwell told Kimmel that California needs \u201ca\u00a0fighter and a protector,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019ve been in these fights as a city council member up in Dublin, my hometown,\u00a0as a prosecutor in Oakland, and taking on the most corrupt president ever in the U.S. Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m\u00a0ready to bring this fight home. So, I came here tonight, Jimmy, to tell you and your audience that I\u2019m running to be the next governor of California,\u201d\u00a0Swalwell declared, eliciting raucous applause from the studio audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">Kimmel is not the only one to go silent in the wake of Swalwell\u2019s scandal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p>As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2026\/04\/14\/hollywood-elites-who-backed-disgraced-eric-swalwell-go-silent-after-his-resignation-from-congress\/\">reported<\/a>, left-wing Hollywood celebrities who had been loudly backing Swalwell have suddenly gone quiet after the disgraced Democrat resigned his seat in Congress and suspended his\u00a0gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<p>After Swalwell announced his resignation and campaign suspension, so-called \u201cMe Too\u201d movement leaders \u2014 including Alyssa Milano, Gwyneth Paltrow, America Ferrera, Neve Campbell, and Lady Gaga \u2014 have all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2026\/04\/11\/left-wing-celebrities-virtually-silent-on-eric-swalwell-sexual-assault-allegations\/\">neglected<\/a> to comment on Swalwell\u2019s alleged crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, none of the Hollywood elites who pushed the \u201cTime\u2019s Up\u201d movement have said anything about Swalwell, either.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her\u00a0on\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and X at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2026\/04\/14\/jimmy-kimmel-ignores-swalwell-scandal-disgraced-dem-launched-governor-campaign-on-his-abc-show\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV host Jimmy Kimmel\u00a0failed to mention anything about former Rep. 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