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President Donald Trump as soon as once more swiped at late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Saturday as he honored the Kennedy Center honors recipients within the Oval Office on Saturday.
“I’m positive they’ll give me nice evaluations, proper? You know? They’ll say, ‘He was horrible, he was horrible. It was a horrible state of affairs,'” Trump instructed reporters on Saturday forward of the Sunday gala, which Trump is ready to host. “No, I believe we’ll do wonderful. I’ve watched a number of the folks that host. Jimmy Kimmel was horrible. Some of those folks, if I can’t beat out Jimmy Kimmel by way of expertise, then I don’t assume I must be president.”
Kimmel’s present was briefly suspended by ABC and mother or father firm Disney in September after his remarks suggesting the suspected killer of Charlie Kirk was a part of the MAGA crowd, though Kimmel mentioned he was misinterpreted.
According to the Kennedy Center, the Kennedy Center Honors has raised a document $23 million for its forty eighth annual celebration. It marks the biggest fundraising haul within the historical past of the Honors, which was launched in 1978 because the establishment’s highest recognition of lifetime creative achievement. Among this yr’s recipients are Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor and the rock band Kiss.
President Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel are sharp mutual antagonists. (Michael Regan – FIFA/FIFA through Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/The Hollywood Reporter through Getty Images)
While Kennedy Center honorees have visited the Oval Office privately in previous years, Trump on Saturday hosted the primary official, on-camera ceremony recognizing the recipients there, introducing every honoree forward of Sunday evening’s gala.
Kimmel has by no means formally hosted the Kennedy Center Honors, although he appeared on the honors throughout a tribute to fellow late-night host David Letterman in 2012. Kimmel has beforehand hosted the Academy Awards and the Emmys.
The liberal late-night host known as out the president throughout his monologue on Thursday for making him one of many high trending folks on Google, joking it was because of Trump’s fixed consideration.
The White House X web page posted a photograph of President Donald Trump on the Resolute Desk with the Kennedy Center Honorees. (@WhiteHouse through X)
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“None of this is able to’ve ever occurred with out the assist of loyal viewers like President Trump, who has executed a lot this yr to lift consciousness for our present,” he mentioned. Kimmel famous he was ranked third behind musician “d4vd” and rapper Kendrick Lamar, who took the primary and second spots, respectively.
Kimmel added, “Thank you, Mr. President, for making me quantity three on the earth.”
Jimmy Kimmel throughout his present on September 23, 2025. (Randy Holmes/Disney through Getty Images)
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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 yr — calling Kimmel “untalented” and demanding that he be taken off the air.
Fox News’ Gabriel Hays and Ashley Hume contributed to this report.
