This occurred one day after the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan:
🚨 MUST WATCH:
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) April 28, 2026
Johnny Carson (a Democrat) opens the 1981 Oscars, a day after the assassination attempt on President Reagan, with genuine class and respect.
The entire liberal Hollywood crowd erupts in applause.
Today? Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Melania Trump becoming a widow. pic.twitter.com/1P39HK6EyF
Rarely do people today rise to the occasion as Carson did a long time ago.
It’s pretty fascinating, Fred, because you remember that Reagan was thoroughly vilified by the left and by the media. Of course, with Trump it’s at another level. But the left has changed.