Not content to accuse the Trump administration of trying to destroy the country, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel escalated the alleged stakes on Thursday and accused Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin of working “to destroy the planet.” The context for Kimmel’s lamentation was the EPA’s decision to rescind the endangerment finding where it gave itself the power to regulate things such as carbon dioxide. Predictably, Kimmel wasn’t happy, “Last night, I mentioned that Trump was honored with the Undisputed Champion of Coal Award. And today, he became the greenhouse gashole of the year. Today's atrocity was repealing and rejecting a finding from 2009 by the EPA that says carbon dioxide is bad for our planet. And by doing this, it means that our government can no longer take action to fight climate change. Anyone can now pump anything out of their cars or whatever into the air for the benefit of those who sell fossil fuels. It is a great MAGA victory and also a source of intense pride for the man who made it happen, Lee Zeldin, Trump's head of the EPA.”   Jimmy Kimmel calls Trump "the greenhouse gashole of the year" for repealing the EPA's endangerment finding while also accusing Administrator Lee Zeldin of trying "to destroy the planet." pic.twitter.com/seoyvu8ocT — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) February 13, 2026   In a clip, Zeldin declared, “Today, the single largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States. Over $1.3 trillion. The elimination of the endangerment finding is signed, sealed, and delivered.” Trump then followed, “Thank you, Lee. That was long. But good. It was good. Maybe I should say great. It was great.” Kimmel then returned to retort, “Poor Lee. You know, you work so hard to try to destroy the planet for a guy, and that's the thanks you get.” The truth is that the decline in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions predates 2010, when the endangerment finding took effect, but it did drive up costs for consumers. While Kimmel wants to portray the move as a handout to fossil fuel companies, in the video of Trump and Zeldin there were a couple of posters touting the benefits of the move. One of them estimated that Americans will now save an average of $2,400 per vehicle. Here is a transcript for the February 12 show: ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2/12/2026 11:45 PM ET JIMMY KIMMEL: Last night, I mentioned that Trump was honored with the Undisputed Champion of Coal Award. And today, he became the greenhouse gashole of the year. Today's atrocity was repealing and rejecting a finding from 2009 by the EPA that says carbon dioxide is bad for our planet. And by doing this, it means that our government can no longer take action to fight climate change. Anyone can now pump anything out of their cars or whatever into the air for the benefit of those who sell fossil fuels. It is a great MAGA victory and also a source of intense pride for the man who made it happen, Lee Zeldin, Trump's head of the EPA. LEE ZELDIN: Today, the single largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States. Over $1.3 trillion. The elimination of the endangerment finding is signed, sealed, and delivered. DONALD TRUMP: Thank you, Lee. That was long. But good. It was good. Maybe I should say great. It was great. KIMMEL: Poor Lee. You know, you work so hard to try to destroy the planet for a guy, and that's the thanks you get.

President Donald Trump has granted pardons to former NFL players whose crimes will certainly raise some eyebrows.The announcement was made by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson, who was pardoned herself by Trump in 2020 after serving 22 years in prison.'Mercy changes lives.'"Today, the President granted pardons to five former NFL players. ... As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, grace, and the courage to rise again. So is our nation," Johnson wrote on X.The five ex-NFL players are Billy Cannon, Travis Henry, Joe Klecko, Jamal Lewis, and Nate Newton. Cannon is the only deceased member of the group.Henry, a former Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans running back, made it to the Pro Bowl in 2002. However, in 2008 as a member of the Denver Broncos, Henry was arrested after authorities in Montana caught him with 6 pounds of marijuana and more than 6 pounds of cocaine. He trafficked cocaine between Colorado and Montana, the DOJ claimed. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison but was released after two.Lewis, a former Baltimore Raven, won a Super Bowl with the team in 2001, along with a bevy of awards throughout his career. He also has the second-most rushing yards in a single game in NFL history. In 2004, Lewis reached a plea agreement with prosecutors after being charged with conspiring to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute and using a cell phone in the commission of the first count. He served four months in prison and went on to play in the NFL until 2009.RELATED: EXPOSED: Did the NFL have a secret plot to SABOTAGE the TPUSA halftime show? Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images A federal grand jury indicted 67 people in 1992, including former New York Jets defensive tackle Klecko. Klecko was allegedly connected to an insurance fraud scheme; UPI reported that an insurance company in New Jersey conspired with body shops and claimants to submit phony claims for paint damage caused by emissions from an oil refinery.Klecko pleaded guilty to perjury in 1993 and served three months in prison.Newton, a former Dallas Cowboys player between 1986 and 1998, is a three-time Super Bowl champion and six-time Pro Bowl player. The offensive guard was sentenced to 30 months in prison in 2002 after police found 175 pounds of marijuana in his car. He admitted he planned to drive the load to Houston, Texas, from a nearby county.RELATED: It's all 'globalism': Jack Posobiec tells Glenn Beck the NFL was furious over TPUSA's Super Bowl halftime show Bettman/Getty Images Cannon played for the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders in the 1960s, was a Heisman Trophy winner, and was a three-time AFL champion. He pleaded guilty to counterfeiting money in the 1980s, according to the New York Post. He spent more than two years in prison. He died in 2018 at the age of 80.Johnson called it a "blessed day" when the pardons were granted, adding that she was grateful to the president for his "continued commitment to second chances.""Mercy changes lives," she added.In November, Trump pardoned former MLB player Darryl Strawberry for 30-year-old tax fraud charges. In 1995, Strawberry pleaded guilty to a single count of tax evasion over a failure to report nearly $500,000 in income he made off of baseball cards and autograph signings between 1986 and 1990.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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