Jimmy Kimmel slammed Donald Trump again in his first show since the Oscars, calling the former president the ‘biggest d**k’ of the night, upstaging even John Cena’s infamous nude presenting sketch.
Kimmel couldn’t resist mocking Trump after the ex-Commander in Chief asked if there’d ever been a ‘WORSE’ host in Academy Awards history in a blistering social media post during the ceremony.
Despite claiming that the show was ‘not about me’ and having not mentioned Trump in his opening monologue, Kimmel proceeded to read the post live on stage about himself before snidely asking the president: ‘Isn’t it past your jailtime?’
Kimmel continued in his monologue on his ABC late night show Monday evening, poking fun at Trump’s post, which he claimed was driven by an ‘Adderall McFlurry’ that kicked in.
‘Funny, we had John Cena on the stage naked and somehow he managed to be the biggest d**k of the night,’ he said to huge applause from his Los Angeles audience.
Jimmy Kimmel slammed former President Donald Trump again in his first show after his calling him the ‘biggest d**k’ of the night, upstaging John Cena’s infamous nude presenting sketch
Kimmel has long been a critic of Trump, whining that he’d once lost ‘half’ his audience over criticism of the former president
Kimmel then went through the process of getting the bit to the air, as it obviously wasn’t planned.
‘After the show, almost everyone I ran into asked was that real? Of course it was real and it kind of tells you all you need to know about Donald Trump.’
‘He wrote this because he was upset I didn’t mention him on the show and no one mentioned him on the show, he wasn’t getting any attention, he couldn’t stand it!’
Kimmel read the president’s Truth Social post a second time and then joked it was ‘also his wedding toast to his son Eric. I don’t take too much offense.’
The ABC host added that he wasn’t planning to talk about Trump at all during the ceremony but when one of his writers showed him the post, he had to read it.
His show began with a fakeout that saw Justin Timberlake to pretending to guest host in Kimmel’s absence before the host’s return.
Kimmel then continued to trash the former president with famously anti-Trump liberal actor Robert de Niro.
The pair bonded over their shared history of being a topic of Trump’s ire on social media before de Niro launched into an unhinged rant about the ex-Commander in Chief.
In his monologue on his ABC late night show Monday evening, Kimmel returned to the stage to continue to poke fun at Trump’s post, which he claimed was driven by an ‘Adderall McFlurry’ that kicked in
‘Funny, we had John Cena on the stage naked and somehow he managed to be the biggest d**k of the night,’ he said to huge applause from his Los Angeles audience
His show began with a fakeout that saw Justin Timberlake to pretending to guest host in Kimmel’s absence before the host’s return
‘He’s so f***ing stupid,’ de Niro said to rousing cheers from the audience.
‘Look at the lame, inane things he said. He’s so stupid, he can’t even say anything clever. He’s a f***ing moron,’ the two-time Oscar-winner said.
He then attempted to tone down the humor for a moment, claiming: ‘He’s a scary one and in all seriousness and we know it here, people have to get out and vote and vote and vote.’
De Niro also compared Trump to the likes of televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker, saying the type of behavior he exhibits ‘is a thing we’ve seen over decades and decades.’
He then turned to Trump’s fellow Republicans and what he sees as their worship of the president.
‘It’s so obvious, I just don’t understand, people can buy it. He’s dangerous, we’ve gotta get rid of him. Shame on those Republicans, that don’t have the nerve, the balls to go after him,’ he said.
‘What do they tell their grandkids later what their role is and they allowed him to do this? He’s an outright f***ing criminal and they’re still buying it.’
‘Shame on those Republicans, that don’t have the nerve, the b***s to go after him,’ he said.
Kimmel then continued to trash the former president with famously anti-Trump liberal actor Robert de Niro
The pair bonded over their shared history of being a topic of Trump’s ire on social media before de Niro launched into an unhinged rant about the ex-Commander in Chief
Even Kimmel had clearly thought it was enough, saying: ‘I don’t want him to take up your whole segment’
‘What do they tell their grandkids later what their role is and they allowed him to do this? He’s an outright fucking criminal and they’re still buying,’ de Niro added.
At this point, even Kimmel had clearly thought it was enough, saying: ‘I don’t want him to take up your whole segment.’
The ABC host spoke about the incident earlier Monday in an interview with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.
He claimed that some people, whom he didn’t specify, suggested he should not go through with the bit.
‘They’re like, ‘You’ve got a little bit of time’ and I was like, ‘I’m reading the Trump tweet,’ and they’re like, ‘No, no, don’t read that,” Kimmel said with a laugh. ‘[I was like] ‘Yes I am.’
Kimmel, 56 has long been a critic of Trump, 77, to the point where he once whined that he’d lost ‘half’ his audience over criticism of the former president.
Trump, likewise, has often hit back at Kimmel and the Oscars as a show, but took to Truth Social Sunday night to slam the ceremony as ‘a really bad politically correct show.’
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t resist slamming former President Donald Trump after the ex-Commander in Chief wondered if there’d ever been a ‘WORSE’ host in Academy Awards history
Kimmel read the post live on stage as the largely left-wing, limousine liberal audience roared its approval at his reference to the multiple indictments Trump faces that could see him serve time in prison.
Kimmel said in an interview earlier this week with Deadline that when it came to joking about Trump, ‘it definitely has to be a joke that I can’t resist for me to use it on the Oscars,’ noting that he already did that on his ABC talkshow every night.
‘You know, doing this show is not about me and I appreciate you having me, it’s really about you… all these great actors and actresses and filmmakers,’ he said.
However, Kimmel had clearly taken the bait when he saw the post, as he put it up on the big screen at the Dolby Theater after saying he’d just gotten a ‘review’ he was ‘proud of.’
He then proceeded to read Trump’s complete post on Truth Social without revealing at first who’d written it.
‘Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars,’ he wrote on Truth Social.
Kimmel, despite claiming that the show was ‘not about me’ and having not mentioned Trump in his opening monologue, proceeded to read the post live on stage about himself before snidely asking the president: ‘Isn’t it past your jailtime?’
Actress Jodie Foster – nominated for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – was among the Hollywood elites who delighted in Kimmel’s joke at the expense of Trump
‘His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be. Get rid of Kimmel and perhaps replace him with another washed up, but cheap, ABC ‘talent,’ George Slopanopoulos,’ Trump continued.
‘Slopanopoulos’ is ABC News host George Stephanopoulos, who made headlines for his contentious interview with South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace earlier Sunday.
‘He would make everybody on stage look bigger, stronger, and more glamorous,’ Trump cracked. Stephanopoulos is reported to be 5-feet 6-inches.
Trump then trashed the entire show: ‘Also a really bad politically correct show tonight, and for years – Disjointed, boring, and very unfair. Why don’t they just give the Oscars to those that deserve them. Maybe that way their audience and TV ratings will come back from the depths. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!’