Trump swipes at Jimmy Kimmel while honoring Kennedy Center receipients

President Donald Trump as soon as once more took a swipe at host Jimmy Kimmel when he honored recipients of the Kennedy Heart awards within the Oval Workplace on Saturday.

“I am positive they’ll give me good opinions, proper? You realize? They are going to say, ‘He was horrible, he was horrible. It was a horrible state of affairs,'” Trump advised reporters on Saturday forward of the Sunday gala, which Trump will host. “No, I feel we’re doing fantastic. I’ve seen some folks host. Jimmy Kimmel was horrible. If I can not beat Jimmy Kimmel when it comes to expertise, I do not suppose I must be president.”

Kimmel’s present was briefly suspended by ABC and dad or mum firm Disney in September following his feedback suggesting Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer was a part of the MAGA mob, although Kimmel mentioned he was misinterpreted.

In line with the Kennedy Heart, the Kennedy Heart Honors raised a file $23 million for the forty eighth annual celebration. It marks the most important fundraising marketing campaign within the historical past of the Honours, which was launched in 1978 because the establishment’s highest recognition of lifetime creative achievement. This 12 months’s winners embody Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor and the rock band Kiss.

President Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel are sharp mutual adversaries. (Michael Regan – FIFA/FIFA by way of Getty Pictures; Matt Winkelmeyer/The Hollywood Reporter by way of Getty Pictures)

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Whereas Kennedy Heart honorees have visited the Oval Workplace privately lately, Trump hosted the primary official on-camera ceremony on Saturday, recognizing the recipients there and introducing every honoree forward of Sunday evening’s gala.

Nonetheless, Kimmel by no means formally hosted the Kennedy Heart Honors he appeared within the honors throughout a tribute to fellow late-night host David Letterman in 2012. Kimmel beforehand hosted the Academy Awards and the Emmys.

The liberal late-night host referred to as out the president throughout his monologue on Thursday for making him probably the most trending folks on Google, joking that it was due to Trump’s fixed consideration.

The White Home X Web page posted a photograph of President Donald Trump on the Resolute Desk with the Kennedy Heart Honorees. (@WhiteHouse by way of X)

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“None of this could have ever occurred with out the assist of loyal viewers like President Trump, who has completed a lot to lift consciousness for our present this 12 months,” he mentioned. Kimmel famous that he ranked third, behind musician “d4vd” and rapper Kendrick Lamar, who took first and second place, respectively.

Kimmel added, “Thanks, Mr. President, for making me quantity three on the planet.”

Jimmy Kimmel throughout his present on September 23, 2025. (Randy Holmes/Disney by way of Getty Pictures)

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The late-night host mocked Trump for the eye, noting that the president has repeatedly criticized him on social media this 12 months, calling Kimmel “untalented” and demanding he be taken off the air.

Gabriel Hays and Ashley Hume of Fox Information contributed to this report.