Jimmy Kimmel is an American comedian and television host. He is the host and an executive producer of the ABC late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which he has hosted since 2003.
Case
Sen. Tommy Tuberville says many airline pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers are furries and a flight-safety risk. Critics, including Doug Jones and a flight attendants' union, criticized the remarks; the Montgomery Advertiser and Forbes report he gave no source or data.
Role at the time: Host of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in a monologue
Statement summary
In his September 23 monologue, Jimmy Kimmel mocked Sen. Tommy Tuberville's floor remarks about airline workers and the furry community, saying "Only the Lord and Donald Trump can stop these six-foot squirrels from flying you to Phoenix on Southwest" and that he cannot think of "a more serious, made-up problem in this country right now than furries flying airplanes".
“Only the Lord and Donald Trump can stop these six-foot squirrels from flying you to Phoenix on Southwest. I cannot think of a more serious, made-up problem in this country right now than furries flying airplanes.”
The reference point is Tuberville's claim that many airline pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers are furries and a flight-safety risk. Kimmel ridicules it and calls furries flying airplanes a "made-up problem", which rejects the claim outright rather than only disputing its wording.
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
