“He’s far more entertaining when you’re laughing at him than with him, but unfortunately his real talent is his failing ratings,” said Davis Ingle, a White House spokesman, in a statement to USA TODAY.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel spent his Thursday night monologue targeting President Donald Trump over a proclamation signed earlier that day in the Oval Office, according to USA Today.
Kimmel told his audience on the Nov. 5, 2026, episode of his show that the document aims to turn the Oval Office into a national monument. The comedian joked that the decree ensures no future leader can remove the president’s gold-themed renovations, comparing the room to the gift shop at the Liberace Museum.
The host argued that the preservation effort means preparations for an exit following midterm election losses for Republican candidates. Kimmel told viewers that on Jan. 20, 2029, staff will yank out the decor, adding that nobody wants the president to stay in office. The 58-year-old host played a clip of the president signing the document, said the historic Diet Coke button would be preserved alongside the spray-painted sconces and knickknacks.
Following the midterm elections, Kimmel previously called on the president to resign, said that nobody wants him in office and that even he no longer wants to be president.
Kimmel read out claims attacking Democrats for alleging that the administration is corrupt.
“Now hold on,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
“Nobody ever said that. We would never say anything like that. That would be very, very rude,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
Trump also accused Democrats of being corrupt and evil while demanding an end to the Senate filibuster so that the Republican Senate stops being a place where things are sent to die.
“I could not agree with that more,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
Kimmel responded that Mitch McConnell should be sent back home to Kentucky immediately.
“Oh man, this is getting pathetic,” Jimmy Kimmel said.