
It’s now been 211 days since Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th Academy Awards, but Donald Trump appears to still be stewing about it.
For the second time in as many weeks, Trump again brought up Kimmel’s Oscars performance—this time in a Truth Social post.
“Remember this?” Trump asked. “What a dope! His wife and agent begged him not to do it, and just before BEST PICTURE AWARD, yet.”
Below, Trump embedded a clip of the lead-up to Kimmel’s famous “Isn’t it past your jail time?” joke, ahead of which Kimmel read another of Trump’s insulting social media posts. Needless to say, the former president did not include Kimmel’s punchline.
“He suffers from TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” Trump added in his new post. “All of this on top of really bad ratings for Jimmy, just like failing Bill Maher and the two clowns on CBS and NBC! NO TALENT EQUALS BAD RATINGS!!!”
Two hours later, Kimmel posted his own response on Instagram.
“Thank you, former President Trump, for again reminding America that everyone laughed at you at the Oscars,” he wrote. “While the haters say you should be focused on the ‘important’ things, know that I appreciate you always including me and I look forward to visiting you often in jail. (PS – don’t forget to watch tomorrow night with my guest Gov Tim Walz!)”
It was just two weeks ago that Trump last slammed Kimmel at a Pennsylvania rally for not taking his wife’s advice at the Oscars, calling Kimmel “the worst host in the history of the Academy Awards” and “one of the dumbest human beings ever.”
Kimmel’s counterattack that time came on his show, with an assist from his wife/executive Molly McNearney.
“Since you think my wife gives such great advice, here she is—with some advice,” said Kimmel as McNearney stepped into frame.
McNearney went on to deliver a minute-long message to camera, describing the very serious restrictions millions of American women are living under after the Supreme Court Justices Trump appointed overturned Roe v. Wade.
“Women are dying, and good doctors are quitting, because they can’t get or give the reproductive care women need,” McNearney said at the conclusion of her remarks. “So, my advice for you is to shut up and go away. Go to Mar-a-Lago, spend all day, every day cheating at golf and masturbating to Newsmax and let a competent woman take over.”
As Kimmel mentioned in his Instagram post, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz is set to make his late-night TV debut tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight. No doubt a certain former president’s name will come up.