Jimmy Kimmel Returns From Summer Break With Scorching Trump Takedown
Jimmy Kimmel didn’t just step back into the studio after summer vacation — he came back swinging. On September 2, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host used nearly his entire opening monologue to unload on former President Donald Trump, blending sarcasm, satire, and unflinching commentary that had both the live audience and social media buzzing.
Fresh off a two-month hiatus, the 57-year-old late-night star launched a 10-minute, no-holds-barred critique covering everything from Trump’s health rumors to his recent political antics.
Kimmel wasted no time addressing Trump’s summer-long barbs aimed at late-night hosts — a feud that began in July when the former president celebrated The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s cancellation.
“Trump says he’s in perfect health, better than ever,” Kimmel joked, “even though he looks like a pumpkin left in the back seat of a hot car.” He compared Trump to Dracula, quipping that he seemed “immortal” while constantly draining energy from everyone around him.
The monologue included a humorous digital sketch: Kimmel inserted himself into a doctored White House Cabinet meeting video, joining staffers in showering Trump with over-the-top praise — including a tongue-in-cheek remark that the former president’s presence got him “fired up in the romance department.”
Kimmel also recapped Trump’s summer headlines with rapid-fire humor: orchestrating a UFC fight in the White House, clashing with the Smithsonian over slavery exhibits, lobbying foreign leaders for a Nobel Prize, and taking a curiously friendly trip to Alaska “to butter up Putin.”
The sharpest jab came when Kimmel addressed Trump’s threat to cancel his show. “Oh, you delicate, pudgy little teacup,” Kimmel sneered. “Did our jokes hurt that much? You want to shut us down because we made fun of you?” He mocked the former president’s frequent rants about “cancel culture,” questioning when he had become such a “snowflake.”
Conclusion
Jimmy Kimmel’s triumphant return made it clear he’s not backing down. With a mix of biting humor, clever editing, and political satire, Kimmel turned his first night back into a headline-making event — reigniting his late-night feud with Trump. If this opening salvo is any indication, viewers can expect plenty more razor-sharp commentary from the host in the weeks ahead.