Jimmy Kimmel Calls Donald Trump 'Doodler in Chief' as He Skewers the President Over the Epstein Files

Jimmy Kimmel called retired President Donald Trump amid questions astir his narration to nan precocious Jeffrey Epstein and nan ongoing authorities shutdown.

During nan Tuesday, Oct. 7 section of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, nan 57-year-old late-night big addressed immoderate of nan politician's latest comments successful his monologue, while besides tackling questions astir nan authenticity of a birthday note that nan president, 79, allegedly wrote to Epstein successful 2003.

"It's each time he says thing that would rank correct astatine nan apical of nan astir ridiculous things immoderate president has ever said," Kimmel said, astatine 1 constituent calling Trump nan "dumbest personnel of a crime family."

Regarding the authorities shutdown, which commenced connected Oct. 1, Kimmel referenced issues pinch staffing aerial postulation power towers. Though deemed basal workers, nan aerial postulation controllers are not being paid and are not each showing up for work, which is causing delays astatine airports specified arsenic Hollywood Burbank Airport.

"Soon, erstwhile we fly, we will soon person nan aforesaid number of aerial postulation controllers nan Wright brothers had. Trump really is making America awesome again," he joked earlier shifting his attraction to comments Trump made astir not paying authorities labor who were furloughed by nan shutdown.

While hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney successful nan White House connected Tuesday, Trump seemingly implied that he would not travel nan law, which mandates that each furloughed labor must person backmost pay.

"I would opportunity it depends connected who we're talking about. I tin show you this: The Democrats person put a batch of group successful awesome consequence and jeopardy, but it really depends connected who you're talking about. But for nan astir part, we're going to return attraction of our people. There are immoderate group that really don't merit to beryllium taken attraction of, and we'll return attraction of them successful a different way," nan president said, prompting Kimmel to ask, "Why does he ever sound for illustration nan dumbest personnel of a crime family?"

During his speech pinch Carney, Trump besides painted a image of nan United States arsenic he imagined it nether nan activity of his competitor successful nan 2024 predetermination — erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris.

"If we didn't triumph this election, if we had these group that were running... that were ruining our country, destroying our state pinch their unfastened borders and men playing successful women's sports and transgender for everybody and windmills each complete nan place...," he said, prompting commentary from Kimmel.

"I'm sorry, I'm not judge I heard that correctly. What was nan past item? Windmills each complete nan place? There would beryllium windmills each complete nan place. They could person turned nan full state into a small Dutch village," nan big joked astir Trump's comment, hypothesizing, "I mean, he must person gotten his hairsbreadth tangled successful a windmill astatine a mini play people aliases something."

Turning his attraction to Attorney General Pam Bondi's Tuesday quality successful beforehand of nan Senate Judiciary Committee, Kimmel highlighted her consequence to questions astir Epstein and the heavy demanded files from a criminal investigation. The files are presently classified.

"There were a batch of questions astir nan Epstein files. There were nary answers astir nan Epstein files. Bondi answered nary of them. You know, nan writer Michael Wolff, who has interviewed Trump repeatedly, says he's seen astir a twelve photographs of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein pinch topless women. Trump's BF Jeff kept them successful his safe and showed them to this guy," Kimmel said earlier showing clips of Bondi seemingly avoiding questions astir nan alleged pictures.

His consequence to her dodging nan topic: "Did you eat nan Polaroids yourself, lawyer general?"

Regarding ongoing calls for nan merchandise of nan files, Kimmel said, "One point we cognize for judge is that Donald Trump doesn't want america to spot these files, which to maine is each you request to know."

He continued, explaining, "I mean, you locomotion successful connected your teenager, he abruptly pulls up nan covers and slams his laptop shut. I deliberation you person a beautiful bully thought of why; you don't request to look astatine his browser history. But for immoderate reason, we are still waiting for those files."

Kimmel turned his attraction to nan day statement that Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein successful 2003, which was released by nan House Oversight Committee successful September. The president has denied nan veracity of nan letter, which was mentioned by The Wall Street Journal successful July.

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Referring to Trump arsenic "our Doodler successful Chief," Kimmel played a clip of nan president saying that nan missive was written successful a measurement that is different from really he speaks.

"It's an absorbing statement. 'It's not nan measurement I speak. And anybody that's covered maine for a agelong clip knows that's not my language.' Now, we've been covering Donald Trump for what feels for illustration a very, very agelong time. And successful nan liking of fairness, we decided to do a spot of investigation to spot if possibly he's right. Does he usage nan words and phrases that are utilized successful that letter? That's not for maine to say; it's for you to determine for yourself," Kimmel announced earlier playing a compilation of clips that showed Trump repeating galore of nan words and phrases mentioned successful nan letter.

After nan clip aired, Kimmel sarcastically said, "Well, I guidelines corrected: It decidedly wasn't written by him."