While Jimmy Kimmel noted his contract extension with Disney during Monday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” he also jabbed at President Donald Trump for the job he did as host of Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors.

At a Saturday event related to the Kennedy Center Honors, Trump singled out Kimmel as a “horrible” TV host. Kimmel responded on Monday’s monologue with his own critique.

“I thought we were friends. I’m starting to think he’s got a crush on me,” Kimmel joked, pointing out Trump’s weekend activities at the Kennedy Center Honors and the FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw, also held in D.C.

“He’s been boasting about hosting, saying, ‘We’ve never had a president host the Kennedy Center Honors before,’ which, yeah, why do you think that is?” Kimmel asked during his monologue. “We’v

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