Overview
- Jimmy Kimmel used his ABC monologue to mock Vice President JD Vance’s claim that President Trump was posting a joke and removed it because people did not understand his humor.
- Kimmel rejected Trump’s earlier explanation that he thought the picture showed him as a doctor healing people, calling the defense lame and pointing to the image of Jesus with Trump’s face.
- The meme, widely interpreted as portraying Trump as Jesus, drew backlash from across the political spectrum and was deleted after the outcry.
- Kimmel framed the bit as a response to Trump’s recent dispute with the Vatican, noting it followed Trump’s comments about the pope.
- The segment also resurfaced Kimmel’s brief suspension last year after controversial comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, before his show returned a week later.