Jimmy Kimmel's wife, Molly McNearney, let loose about relatives who were Trump supporters on the podcast "We Can Do Hard Things" on Thursday.
McNearney is the head writer and executive producer of her husband's show, and he appeared with her on the podcast. She said she felt her relatives' votes for President Donald Trump were a vote against her husband. She then explained, "Look how I've evolved," from what her family members believed.
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“To me, them voting for Trump is them not voting for my husband and me and our family … This is not just Republican… pic.twitter.com/gLPZUJ979K
She contends that she has sympathy for them being "misinformed every day." It doesn't occur to her that she may be the one "misinformed." And speaking of misinformation, does she recall why her husband was suspended after his disgusting comments about the accused killer of Charlie Kirk? He claimed MAGA was "desperately trying to spin" the suspect as anything other than MAGA, when the authorities had already said he was on the left.
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McNearney believes her husband is "out there fighting" Trump. That's delusional; he's just a bad comedian. But if that's what he thinks he's doing, maybe that's why he isn't funny.
To me, them voting for Trump is them not voting for my husband and me and our family. And I have unfortunately kind of lost relationships with people in my family because of it. This is not just Republican versus Democrat for me anymore; it is family values. It's really hard for me, because I grew up believing in these Christian ideals of taking care of the sick and taking care of the poor, and I don't see that happening with this Republican Party. I feel like I'm in constant conflict, and I'm angry all the time, which isn't healthy at all. I like to personalize everything now...I wish I could deprogram myself in a way. [...]
I’ve sent many emails to my family, like right before the election, saying, ‘I’m begging you. Here’s the 10 reasons not to vote for this guy. Please don’t.’ And I either got ignored by 90 percent of them or got truly insane response from a few.
I want to try to take on the Trump Derangement Syndrome since she's a prime example of it, and many of us may face it with our own friends and family.
She believes she is right, so her position is morally superior to those relatives who are not as enlightened.
You hear this frequently from liberals, saying they're cutting off family members. I don't really hear about it from the other side, and that may tell you something right there. A survey from a few months ago shows that liberals were more likely to be cutting off their friends and family.
Conservatives are fine having liberal friends and family members. Liberals? Way less cool with that. https://t.co/OnJl1PpncK pic.twitter.com/g2szqK8RTC
— Aaron Wagner (@AaronWagner_) November 8, 2025
McNearney says she's "angry all the time," in "constant conflict," and wishes she could deprogram herself in a way.
So here's what I think about that and the problem of dealing with friends or relatives who think differently politically than you.
I'll give her this: She realizes she has a problem. If she's angry all the time, maybe the problem is with her, not the relatives. Maybe the answer isn't to bombard the relatives with missives about what she thinks, but to listen to them about why they believe what they believe. Maybe the answer is to give them the grace to think differently than she does, even if she thinks they are wrong.
Or even, alternatively, if that doesn't work, how about not talking politics? Why do they have to think as she does? But to liberals, this seems essential.
I don't think I've talked politics with my best friend in at least ten years, maybe longer. Our focus is on the things we like to do and talk about together. We're a little separated by distance because I moved, so we don't see each other as much, and I think he's become more liberal. But to me, the relationship is more important than any political difference.
How weak are liberals if they have to cut people off, if they can't deal with differences? McNearney thinks her family members should put her political views over their own, or it shows that they don't care about her. Why? Why doesn't she put their political views over her own? Doesn't the fact that she wouldn't do that show she doesn't care about them, by that logic?
McNearney talks about Christian values, defining them as caring about the poor and the sick, and claiming she doesn't see that in the Republican Party. That's willful denial of reality, but then what does she think about Democrats voting against funding the government, not funding SNAP, or paying federal workers, so they can push their political agenda? How Christian does she think that is? And Christianity isn't just about that, it's about believing in Christ and trying to be Christ-like. I'm just thinking maybe that doesn't involve cutting off family members.
