Jimmy Kimmel pointed out that while President Donald Trump will attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner for the first time, he’s not going to get the full experience.
The event is typically hosted by a comic, who roasts the president and others in the room.
“But our president is a delicate snowflake with the thinnest, fat skin of any human being ever,” Kimmel said. “And that means there’s gonna be no comedian this year.”
Inspired by the right-wing “alternative” halftime show starring Kid Rock, Kimmel offered his own alternative to the WHCA dinner to do “some of the jokes a comedian might do if our president wasn’t a trembling drama queen who’s scared of comedy.”
What followed was about 8 minutes of ruthless comedy targeting the president, his family and his inner circle as Kimmel donned a tuxedo and stood behind a lectern to deliver his jokes.
“The president didn’t want me to tell any jokes about him tonight, but he also didn’t want to pay me $130,000 to shut up,” he began, a reference to his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. “So, here we are. Sorry, mushroom dick.”
He also hit Trump on policy.
“President Trump has accomplished so much during his second term,” Kimmel said. “He passed new incentives for oil and gas. He put the brakes on solar and wind. That will be your legacy, sir: breaking wind and passing gas.”
And he attacked the president for his relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was once a close friend.
“Before we go any further: Melania, this is Donald. Donald, this is Melania,” he said, mockingly introducing each to the other, then adding: “That was my impression of Jeffrey Epstein.”
The first lady held a press conference last week to distance herself from Epstein, which included denying that he had introduced the couple.
See more in Kimmel’s Thursday night monologue:
