tonight, thanks for watching. right now, on jimmyemy. thank you for watching our show. appreciate it. this is the eighth night of angry protests across this country and around the world. including here in los angeles. where people are fed up with the inequities and abuse. our president, if we can still even call him that, seems to believe he is the warden overseeing a prison break. this morning, he tweeted -- "d.c. had no problems last night. many arrests. great job done by all. overwhelming force. domination. likewise, minneapolis was great (thank you president trump!)." he wrote this. forget presidents, has any other person ever thanked himself in a tweet? other than trump, i don't think anyone has. like, could you imagine joe montana writing "san

francisco. four super bowl rings. thank you joe montana!" no. you can't. because it's unimaginable. he is unimaginable. and while the president is giving himself another reacharound, we had another curfew tonight here in los angeles. there's a curfew in new york. looters, who should never be confused with protestors because they are different groups, have unfortunately provided the fox newsers with an excuse to lump people together. which is what they do best. i don't know about you, but i have yet to see a looter carrying a protest sign. there are military vehicles in our streets. army hummers at the gas station down my block. this is cell phone video from someone in minneapolis where the president is so proud of his domination. >> let's go! >> light'em up! >> get in the house! >> [ bleep ].

>> that's members of law enforcement, firing paint canisters at people who are at home on their porch. >> god, that hurt. we've seen police officers armed like soldiers going to war, at the same time we still have doctors and nurses forced to wear homemade masks. and we've also seen glimmers of hope. we've seen police officers marching with protesters. kneeling with them. in places like camden, new jersey, where the police practice de-escalation. we've seen protesters protecting police. like this group of black demonstrators shielding a white officer who got separated from his squad. we've seen strong statements from american companies. >> jimmy: "to say we're deeply saddened by the brutal, inhumane, and absolutely evil public lynching of george floyd would be an understatement. we're pissed." said the people from "hello tushy" tushy bidet. but good for them. a company that manufactures butt hoses has shown more compassion

and clarity than the president of this country. this was a week that any other president would have gone on tv and at least tried to bring us together. he would have at least pretended to have a message of unity and hope. but this president -- hope? nope. he can't even go through the motions. he called george floyd's brother, because somebody probably told him it would look good to do that, and didn't even give the man a chance to speak. instead, he uses twitter to brag about how the secret service was prepared to unleash "ominous weapons" and the "most vicious dogs", on protesters, while he was hiding in a bunker underground. mr. tough guy was whisked into a panic bunker friday, as the crowds assembled outside the white house. it took three and a half years, but he finally got a massive crowd to show up for him in d.c. and the reports that he was holed up in hiding must have really gotten under that thin orange skin, because yesterday,

from the rose garden, he gave another terrible speech. and then decided to walk from the white house to st. john's church, which was partially burned over the weekend. and because he decided to take this unannounced little rooster walk, his attorney general, bill barr directed the police to clear the area. they used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a totally peaceful crowd. so trump could have his photo op. which by the way, i want you to see this photo op. because he's holding a bible upside down. isn't that just perfect? the bishop of the st. john's diocese said she was "outraged." she said, "let me be clear -- the president just used a bible, the most sacred text of the judeo-christian tradition, and one of the churches of my diocese, without permission, as a backdrop for a message

antithetical to the teachings of jesus." which is a pretty sick burn for a bishop. but if anyone has taught us that you can't trust a politician who uses a bible as a prop, it's the guy who railed against ted cruz back in 2016. >> he is some liar. he's a professional liar, you know, i say it. i'm doing great with evangelicals. but liein' ted comes in and holds the bible up, he holds it high, right? he holds it high, and then he lies. he lies. >> jimmy: there really is a clip for every scenario with him. so after trump "paid his respects" the white house, which vehemently denied this was a photo op, posted a highlights reel to celebrate the president's heroic walk across the street. with an inspiring music track and everything. ♪

>> jimmy: well, maybe god is watching over us after all. it's hard to believe he really exists. he tweeted today that his administration "has done more for the black community than any president since abraham lincoln." "..and the best is yet to come!" oh no. there's more? how could it get any better than this? >> with your tweet today, are you concerned that you might be stoking more racial violence or more racial discord? >> no, not at all. maga says make our country great again. i have no idea if they're going to be here, but maga is make america great again.

by the way, they love african-american people. they love black people. maga loves the black people. >> jimmy: what-the-hell are you saying? you know, four years ago, this was trump's pitch to the black people. >> and i say, honestly, what do you have to lose? not going to get any worse. >> jimmy: well, it took a while. it took four years, but we finally found out. over the past week, i've been hearing and reading very thoughtful posts and words from some very smart people. some of whom say white people shouldn't be talking now, they should be listening. and i get that. i don't disagree. but i'm the only one here and it's a talk show. so i want to share what i've been thinking about and trying to sort through. i know that a lot of white people bristle when they hear the word "privilege." as in "white privilege" because there are millions of white people who did not grow up with

money, or a good education, or a solid family background, or maybe even a family at all. so when they hear the word "privilege," they go "what privilege? "i grew up with nothing. i work hard. i earned what i have. nobody gave me anything." you hear the phrase "white privilege" and it's easy to get defensive. the first time i heard it, i did. i did. to me, white privilege was what donald trump had, a wealthy father and a silver spoon in his mouth. it wasn't what i grew up with. i rejected it because i didn't understand what white privilege meant. but i think i do now. i think i at least understand some of it and here's what i think it is. people who are white, we don't have to deal with negative assumptions being made about us based on the color of our skin. that rarely happens. if ever. whereas black people experience that every day. every day. and please don't tell me you don't ever make assumptions about people based on the color

of their skin, because i don't believe it. we all do. i know i have. i'm embarrassed to say it, but i have. so imagine, if you can, how frustrating it must be to have to prove yourself, to be something other than what people assume you probably are, every day. sometimes multiple times every day. yesterday, i was watching the news. in van nuys, some looters were trying to get into a shop and some people who live in the community, who are black, flagged down the cops to stop the looters. but when the cops showed up, they immediately handcuffed the people who flagged them down. the reporter had to tell them, no, not these guys -- those guys! imagine how frustrating it must be, to get handcuffed, or frisked, or pulled over, just because you're black. even if the cop looks in the car and goes "ok, everything's fine. have a nice day." how do you swallow that? and move on with your day? i don't know about you, but that would make me furious. and now imagine what it must be

like to be brutalized. and killed. and scared. that those things might happen. what happened to george floyd was on video. how often does this happen without a camera recording the whole thing? sounds to me like it happens all the time. we just don't see it, unless it gets posted online. and then we're shocked, and black people are like "why are you shocked? we've been telling you this has been happening over and over again" so if you're wondering why people are angry, and why they can't just march nicely in the street, holding up their signs in a single file line, maybe that's why. i read something last night that i think makes a lot of sense. "white privilege doesn't mean your life hasn't been hard. it just means the color of your skin isn't one of the things that makes it harder." wherever you stand, i don't see how you can argue with that. thanks for listening. i hope that made sense. we'll be right back with shaquille o'neal.

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>> jimmy: welcome back to "jimmy kimmel live" from my house. tomorrow night i will be joined by regina king, and on thursday, mark ruffalo. there's nobody quite like our guest tonight, that has been proven by science. joining us now from high atop shaq mountain, the one and only shaquille o'neal. how you doin', shaq? >> i'm doin' good, jimmy, how about yourself? >> jimmy: i've had better weeks, that's for sure. you're in las vegas now? >> yes, sir. >> jimmy: yeah, how are you feeling? what are your thoughts about,

you have a unique perception, not just as a black american, but you worked as an auxiliary sheriff. you talked about running for sheriff. i think some members of your family, your uncle, was a police officer. what do you think when you turn on the television? >> there's an old saying that says what's right is right, what's wrong is wrong. what happened to george floyd is all the way wrong. absolutely wrong. uncalled for. i've never seen that technique taught. a lot of police officers i've talked to would never do that. everybody's upset. everybody's tired. we demand justice. you know, they try to appease us by arresting one guy, but there were four officers out there. and i think people are just sick and tired. i'm 48 years old. i've seen outbreaks and riots before. this is the first time i think the country is doing it all at the same time. never seen it more than in one city.

it's just that we're tired. when i say we're, just people that are standing up for people, especially the young african-americans, they're just tired. they want equality. they want justice. and i understand. i do understand. i'm all for peaceful protesting. i don't like the opportunists that are riding around in neighborhoods leaving bricks, trying to cause riots. i don't like people breaking into stores. i don't condone that, but i am for peaceful protesting, and i am for justice. and the governor of minnesota needs to do something. i think the other three guys need to be arrested. i think that's all the family is looking for. but, you know, like you said earlier, you've had better weeks. i've also had better weeks. i don't like to see the country like this. i wish we had somebody in the white house in a leadership position who would really do

something. not come on and say i'm going to do this and i'm going to do that. really miss obama. i think he would have handled this situation with class and honor. he would have definitely done the right thing. but my condolences to the floyd family. i never met mr. floyd, but i'm good friends with one of his best friends, steven jackson, and according to steven, he was a great man. anybody from the houston area, have always been great to me, the beaumont area, texas areas i'm from san antonio. when i watched the video, i was disgusted. how can you have a your knee on a man's neck for more than five minutes. it just doesn't make any sense. police officers, you know, when you're not trained, you have too know better in certain situations. and, you know, there's a chief of police friend of mine who was in academy with me. art acevedo.

and when he was marching with a group of people, that was a great thing. he and i was actually in the police academy together. >> jimmy: i saw him speak yesterday, and he had some great things to say, and you wish that there were more art acevedos out there when you hear him speak. >> yes, this is, the police and the community is at an all-time high of being apart. when i was coming up, the policing, you know, we have community policing where everybody loved and respected police. but when you have situations like this, we're just looking for justice, that's all. >> jimmy: shaq, did you have the talk that we now hear about, and i think is something that most white people weren't really aware of, the talk that you have to have with your sons about dealing with the police and being extra careful? >> yes, i have that talk with them all the time. i tell them first of all, you have to try to defuse the situation by showing respect. because you have to understand that these people are also out here doing their jobs.

so you try defuse the situation. and if it happens to get rough, don't say anything, don't do anything. just comply, and when all is said and done, you call me. if stuff gets out of hand, i will handle it. i will come in and act crazy. i don't want you to act crazy when you're out there by yourself. so i just try to tell them, just comply, just listen. but a lot of times that doesn't work either, so, i try to be real with them and have certain, certain conversations, but, you know, from the videos i seen with mr. floyd, he was compliant. i seen three different videos. i saw one video, they had him on the wall. he wasn't talking back. he wasn't struggling. i saw another video in the car, appears to be there roughing him up. and the last video, i see an officer with his knee on his neck. that's not supposed to happen, but i have this conversation with my sons all the time. but i also tell them, that, you know, just show respect, okay. >> jimmy: we're with shaquille o'neill, we'll be back more with

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[ snoring ] >> jimmy: that is a sleeping shaquille o'neill, as posted by his son, sharif, on tik tok. did he ask you before he put it up or did he just put it up. >> i haven't ever seen that in my life. so now there's some trouble now. i haven't seen that before.

>> jimmy: it sounded like a bear mowing the lawn or something. >> that was probably after one of my hard workout days. >> jimmy: you know, shaq, that would make a great commercial for your coffee company, forto. wake up with forto. >> yes, it would. it would. >> jimmy: you guys are doing something for health care workers, and weirdly, and sadly, it seems like covid has become a sub story to what we've been seeing right now. of course these people are still out there and this could actually get a lot worse. you and forto are donating a million shots to front line workers, of coffee. >> yeah, a million coffee shots to front line workers, because we understand. we love and respect that you guys have been working hard hours. you've been underpaid, overworked. but with our product at forto, give you energy shot. so i think in 33 states we've already donated over 800,000. yeah, we plan on just, you know,

giving away 1 million forto shots to front line workers. i would say to all the front line workers, thank you very much. you probably don't hear it enough. we love you. we respect you. the world would not be operable without you guys. we commend you for your hard work and we recognize you. >> jimmy: shaq, you've also chosen the boys and girls club of america. as our charity. you used to go to the boys and girls club when you were a kid. were you a kid, right? you didn't just come out a giant? >> no, i was actually, my mother tells me i was 6'11" when i came out. not six foot 11, six pounds. i was a very cute, teeny, sexy baby. and i'm still cute and sexy now. >> jimmy: did anybody try to fight you at the boys club? >> all the time.

>> jimmy: really? >> all the time. >> jimmy: i imagine, they must have been older. they couldn't have been anybody your age. >> actually, they were all older, because they were bigger. i had to fight the older guys. but it was fun. it taught me to be fearless and tough. >> jimmy: if you would like to join us in making a donation, go to bgca.org. that is the boys and girls club of america. thank you for talking to me tonight. i really appreciate it. >> all right. >> jimmy: thanks, shaquille o'neill, we'll be right back. value, all who does intellichoice rank number one? subaru. and when it comes to safety, who has more 2020 iihs top safety pick+ winning vehicles? more than toyota, honda, and hyundai-combined? subaru. it's easy to love a car you can trust. it's easy to love a subaru. get 0% apr financing for 63

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>> jimmy: that is all the time we have. i'd like to thank shaq and apologize to matt damon. thanks for watching. "nightline" is next. stay safe. be strong. good night.

it's been four years since colin kaepernick became a national hero to some, vilified by others, for protesting against police brutality, dividing the nfl and the country. >> people are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up. >> kneeling during the national anthem, told to stop protesting and play. now with the country erupting, calls for racial justice after the death of george floyd. >> this is the very thing that colin knelt for, four years ago. >> the nfl players who had his back, fighting for change in the nfl and throughout the country. >> this special edition of "nightline" "kneeling for change", starts right now.