Jimmy Kimmel Battles Roy Moore Over Christian Values

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        Jimmy Kimmel Battles Roy Moore Over Christian Values
    The late-night host took down the accused child predator running for Senate. 
 Ariel Sobel
          
          Dec 01, 2017
          
        
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Thursday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the "Mean Tweets" host exchanged a few of his own with disgraced judge turne Senate candidate Roy Moore. When Moore challenged Kimmel via tweet to "come down here to Alabama," Kimmel had an amazing retort. 
See how Kimmel won the Twitter battle in the clip below.

        
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Jimmy Kimmel Battles Roy Moore Over Christian Values

The late-night host took down the accused child predator running for Senate.

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