Jimmy Kimmel said on a recent episode of Armchair Expert that his children understand Donald Trump strongly dislikes their father because of Kimmel’s relentless late night jokes. Kimmel and his wife, Molly McNearney , also described how a tense moment outside their home forced them to explain the political feud to their kids. During the conversation with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman , Kimmel and McNearney recalled helicopters and news crews gathering near their house while the conflict between Kimmel and Donald Trump was escalating. Their children reportedly asked whether Trump was responsible, prompting a very real family conversation about why the president was being portrayed as an antagonist in their home. When Politics Becomes Family Lore Kimmel said Trump is the only president his children have known, which makes the public hostility toward their dad feel almost routine to them. That is the strange punchline of this feud: what looks like an all caps political battle to adults can register as an oddly normal part of childhood for Kimmel’s kids. The Trump Kimmel dispute has also spilled into the media business. According to the source, Trump has repeatedly pushed for Kimmel’s removal, while Disney sued the Federal Communications Commission over an early review of local broadcast licenses that followed Kimmel’s repeated Trump jokes, turning a late night rivalry into a broader fight involving television, politics, and regulators.