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Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the March 18 episode of his ABC speak present by telling viewers that Donald Trump is “nonetheless stewing a few joke I made about him on the Oscars.” Kimmel hosted the 2024 Academy Awards and stopped the present proper earlier than the perfect image class was introduced to learn aloud Trump’s criticism of the ceremony. Trump posted on Fact Social throughout the Oscars and referred to as Kimmel a foul host.
“Nicely, thanks, President Trump,” Kimmel fired again. “Thanks for watching, I’m shocked you’re nonetheless — isn’t it previous your jail time?”
Trump was requested in regards to the Oscars second throughout a current interview with Fox Information. Kimmel threw to clips of the Fox Information interview by which Trump bashed Kimmel as a “awful host” and “not a proficient man.” Trump proceeded to say that Kimmel’s “rankings are horrible” for his ABC speak present.
“I suppose I shouldn’t be shocked,” Kimmel advised viewers about Trump’s continued stewing over the Oscars second. “Donald Trump has mentioned I’m not proficient so many instances Eric is beginning to get jealous.”
“However what he doesn’t understand is that I like this,” Kimmel continued. “I like that this bothered him a lot, I like that Fox picked a information man no person is aware of to interview him, and I particularly love when he tries to spin the truth that everybody was laughing at him right into a constructive.”
Kimmel revealed the day after the Oscars that individuals advised him to not learn Trump’s diss out loud on stage, however he refused to hear. Trump advised Fox Information that Kimmel is “dumber than I believed” as a result of he made Trump go viral throughout the Oscars by studying the social media submit dwell on stage.
“This factor went viral. All he needed to do was maintain his mouth shut,” Trump mentioned.
Kimmel reacted by telling Trump that “you overlook why it went viral everywhere in the world,” pointing to Kimmel’s punchline that requested: “Isn’t it previous your jail time?” Kimmel famous that clothes, mugs and extra merchandise at the moment are being bought on the web with that anti-Trump catchphrase.
“But when solely I’d stored my mouth shut,” Kimmel joked. “Think about him telling anybody they need to’ve stored their mouth shut. That needs to be on his tombstone: ‘Ought to’ve stored his mouth shut.’”
Watch Kimmel’s full monologue within the video under.