Jimmy Kimmel is once again pushing back after Donald Trump issued a fresh warning aimed at television personalities.
The exchange marks the latest chapter in the long-running feud between the president and the comedian.
Kimmel also recently celebrated Trump being blocked from adding his name to the Kennedy Center.
Jimmy Kimmel Hits Back At Trump’s Warning
Each time Trump takes a swipe at media personalities, Kimmel rarely hesitates to respond, and he is doing so once again.
On Tuesday night, the late-night host addressed Trump’s derisive comment about Stephen Colbert, whose show was recently canceled on CBS.
Trump had also claimed he had “three more limping late-night talk show hosts to go,” a remark widely seen as a reference to Kimmel and other late-night hosts.
In response, Kimmel delivered a comedic jab, saying, “I’m not sure I’d be calling us limping when you’ve got cankles like this.”
He then displayed an image of Trump’s ankles on screen, drawing laughter from the audience.
Kimmel Defends Political Satire At Peabody Awards
Earlier in the month, Kimmel received a Peabody Award for his late-night show and used the moment to defend political satire.
“Making jokes about the President in America shouldn’t win you a prize. We have the right, guaranteed by the Constitution, to criticize and satirize our leaders,” Kimmel said in his acceptance speech.
He also reflected on his brief suspension from the air, noting the support he received from “millions of people.”
“They sent a message that we do care,” Kimmel said. “And that we will stand up. And that we will not stand by when comedy, and journalism, and dissent are censored, regulated, and criminalized.”
The Comedian Revives His Most Brutal Trump Nicknames
Kimmel later shifted the tone back to comedy by rattling off a long list of nicknames he has used for Trump over the years, joking about the idea that such material had helped earn him a Peabody Award.
“I called our President ‘Fattyshack.’ And ‘Blob the Builder.’ And ‘Lie-ger Woods.’ And the ‘Hungry, Hungry Hypocrite.’ ‘Our Fondling Father.’ ‘Mar-a-Lardo.’ ‘Nelson Tandela.’ And ‘Nostra-Dumbass,’” Kimmel told the audience.
He then joked that the recognition said more about the state of the country than it did about his work.
Kimmel also managed to squeeze in several more jabs at the president as he wrapped up his acceptance speech.
“Thank you to the Peabody jurors for this adorable little trophy, and thank you to Donald Trump, our commander-in-thief, ‘Abrascam Lincoln,’ ‘Orange Julius Caesar,’ ‘Greedy McGolfy,’ ‘Dopey McGropey’ and ‘Pumpkin McPornhumper,’” he concluded.
Jimmy Kimmel Celebrates Trump’s Kennedy Center Defeat
A day after the awards ceremony, Kimmel returned to his regular criticism of Trump following a court ruling involving the Kennedy Center.
Trump had reportedly sought to add his own name to the front of the institution, but a federal judge ruled against the move.
“This really got under his pumpkin-colored skin,” Kimmel said while discussing Trump’s reaction to the decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper.
The comedian went on to highlight Trump’s response on Truth Social, where the president complained that it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly.”
“He posted two long, angry diatribes,” Kimmel said while mocking Trump’s reaction to the setback.
Jimmy Kimmel Brings Up Trump-Epstein Files In Final Jab
Kimmel was not finished with his criticism of Trump, ending the segment with another jab tied to the president’s past association with Jeffrey Epstein.
“But don’t worry,” Kimmel said. “Trump’s name will remain firmly attached to the still-unreleased Trump-Epstein files for all time.”
The comedian has been one of the most outspoken late-night hosts when it comes to discussing Trump’s alleged ties to the disgraced financier.
Last year, Kimmel claimed that Trump “loses his mind” whenever he is asked about Epstein. Earlier this year, he also suggested that the documents should simply be referred to as the “Trump-Epstein files.”
At the time, Kimmel pointed to Trump’s former friendship with Epstein and claimed that searches for Trump’s name within the documents reportedly returned “more than a million” results.