Molly McNearney, wife of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, has spoken about the strain in her relationships with family members who support Donald Trump. In an appearance on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, McNearney, who is head writer and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, said she grew up in a conservative Republican household in St. Louis, Missouri.
McNearney expressed sympathy for relatives she believes are being deliberately misinformed, but admitted she has lost touch with some due to their political views. She described sending emails before the election pleading with them not to vote for Trump, only to be ignored or receive “truly insane responses.”
“It hurts me so much because of the personal relationships I now have, where my husband is out there fighting this man,” she said. “To me, them voting for Trump is them not voting for my husband and me and our family.”
She added that politics for her is no longer about Republican versus Democrat, but about family values, and that she personalises everything now, feeling anger toward relatives who helped put Trump in power.
Kimmel and McNearney have been married since 2013 and have two children. Kimmel was briefly suspended by ABC in September after comments about the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, but was reinstated after six days.
