Jimmy Kimmel went after former President Trump on his show Wednesday night, mocking Trump’s legal challenges and financial troubles.
“The great white supremacist has until Monday to post a $464 million bond or the state may seize and sell his property,” Kimmel said on his late-night show. , referring to the predicament the former president faces over his next due bond. week related to his loss in a New York civil fraud case.
Mr. Trump’s lawyers said this week that Mr. Trump doesn’t have the cash to pay off the bonds, which grow daily in interest, and Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post this week that the nation was effectively “on fire sale.” ” was being forced upon the government. He used up all his wealth to raise money.
Kimmel made several jokes on the subject.
“Over the weekend, President Trump starts talking about how powerful Vladimir Putin is, and all of a sudden a dump truck full of rubles pulls up and tells me he’s going to cover this up,” Kimmel said. He joked, referring to the Russian president.
“But of course, the real loser here is Melania Trump,” he said of Trump’s wife, former first lady Melania Trump.
“She might end up getting half of the nothing he owns now. I hope she brings the prenup forward, but if she hates him now… If you think he is, wait until he’s poor,” Kimmel said.
Kimmel and Trump have had an on-again, off-again feud over the years, but their current feud reached a climax at this month’s Oscars ceremony, hosted by the ABC late-night personality. Kimmel read Trump’s words criticizing his performance as host on live television before lying to the former president in front of a room of Hollywood luminaries.
The Hill reached out to President Trump’s press secretary.
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