Every president has critics. But no president in modern history has been dismantled, exposed, and relentlessly mocked on live television the way Donald Trump has been by Jimmy Kimmel. What began as political satire has now turned into one of the most explosive cultural battles of 2024 and 2025âa fight Trump cannot win, because every punch he throws makes Jimmy Kimmel even stronger.

The saga begins with Trump’s unhinged Thanksgiving message from Mar-a-Lago: a bizarre rant about America being âmurdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at.â Kimmel couldnât resist. âTheyâre not laughing at America,â he shot back. âTheyâre laughing at you.â That single line went viral, and Trumpâpredictablyâlost it.
But that was nothing compared to what came next.
Trump randomly attacked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, calling him âthe seriously governorâ and insisting Walz âhas something wrong with him.â Walz responded with the perfect counterpunch: release your mysterious MRI results.
Cue Kimmel, who pounced immediately. âWhat part of the body was the MRI looking at?â a reporter asked Trump. His answer: âI have no idea.â Kimmel replayed the clip, laughing, âWow, Melania is one lucky lady.â The audience howled. Trump stewed.
And just like that, the late-night feud escalated into a political firestorm.
The breaking point came on November 6th, 2024âthe night Trump defeated Vice President Harris. Kimmel appeared on air looking genuinely shaken. âWe had a choice between a prosecutor and a criminal,â he said, âand we chose the criminal.â His voice cracked. He listed the victims of Trumpâs return to power: women, children, immigrants, healthcare, truth, democracy. It wasnât a monologue. It was mourning.
Trump mocked him relentlessly. Kimmel fired back with jokes that cut like knives. âHe hasnât been the same since Epstein died,â Kimmel deadpanned. The clip spread across TikTok like wildfire.
But the most shocking moment came in 2025.

On September 15th, Kimmel joked about Trumpâs response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Within 24 hours, FCC Chairman Brendan CarrâTrumpâs handpicked attack dogâcalled it âthe sickest conduct possibleâ and threatened ABC directly. âWe can do this the easy way or the hard way,â he warned.
The pressure campaign workedâat first.
NextStar and Sinclair pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air. Disney suspended him entirely. Trump celebrated online, declaring it a âvictory for the American peopleâ and demanding NBC fire Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon next.
Trump thought he had finally silenced his biggest critic.
He was wrong.
By September 17th, the backlash exploded:
- 400+ celebrities signed an ACLU letter defending Kimmel
- Disney+ servers crashed as tens of thousands canceled subscriptions
- Disneyâs market value dropped $5 billion in 48 hours
- Kimmelâs monologue hit 26 million views in one day
The attempt to cancel him didnât quiet Jimmy Kimmel.
It canonized him.
He returned to air not brokenâbut emboldened. And he called out Trump with a line that echoed across the country:
âIt wasnât just a bad night for the people who voted against himâit was a bad night for the people who voted for him, too. You just donât realize it yet.â
That wasnât comedy.
It was a warning.

And Trump?
He keeps proving Kimmel right.
Every tantrum, every insult, every attack only confirms what millions now recognize:
Jimmy Kimmel didnât just roast the former president.
He exposed himâlive, unfiltered, and for the world to see.
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