“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guest host Alan Cumming didn’t hold back on Donald Trump on Monday as he hit back at the president over his attacks against the transgender community.
The actor — in a jab seemingly aimed at Trump, whose administration has ordered federal agencies to bar trans workers from bathrooms matching their gender identity — said there’s “no evidence” that trans people are a “threat to women.”
“There is, however, ample evidence that the president of the United States publicly brags about barging into beauty pageant dressing rooms and grabbing women by their pussies. Wake up America!” he declared.
Cumming went on to dismiss right-wing claims that trans people are attacking cisgender people in public bathrooms.
“Why on earth would a rapist go to the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that actually treats rapists better than trans people?” he asked.
The actor went on to note that reports of anti-trans hate incidents have seen a massive rise over the past year. In Los Angeles Country, there was an 125% increase in reported anti-trans hate crimes in 2023.
“Another surprising statistic? Our sitting president is a million percent more likely to be on the Epstein list than any trans person,” Cumming said.
“So let’s not pretend like we’ve got our eye on the ball when it comes to sexual violence, okay, America? And how dare this president make random, unfounded accusations of sexual criminality against trans people when he was literally ordered to pay $83 million to a woman who accused him of sexual assault.”
He continued, “It’s the pot calling the kettle black after trying to grab its handle in the changing room of a TJ Maxx.”
Earlier in the monologue, Cumming — who is known for his portrayal of Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in the 2003 “X-Men” sequel “X2″ — argued that trans people are “actual superheroes” unlike fictional characters people see on screen.
“Like superheroes, evil billionaires want to get rid of trans people for no fucking reason whatsoever,” he said.
“And just like superheroes, trans people are not new. They’ve been around forever and they’re not going anywhere, no matter how much this administration tries to make you fear them.”
Check out more from Cumming’s Monday monologue below.
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