Jimmy Kimmel had lots to say about President Donald Trump‘s newest acts within the White Home, together with his tariff warfare with Canada and his pushing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his new Secretary of Well being and Human Companies.
On Tuesday’s (February 4) episode of Jimmy Kimmel Reside!, the late-night host touched on how the Senate Finance Committee voted alongside get together traces to advocate Trump’s RFK. Jr nomination earlier that day, along with his choose for Nationwide Safety Director Tulsi Gabbard.
“It was stupor Tuesday in Washington at the moment,” Kimmel stated throughout his opening monologue. “Senators voted alongside get together traces to advance the nominations of Trump’s choose for Nationwide Safety Director Tulsi Gabbard, a lady who seems to have been styled by Cruella DeVille, and RFK Jr., who would positively eat all of the Dalmatians she kidnapped.”
“In response to the Structure, the Senate is required to ‘advise and consent’ on Presidential nominees,” he continued. “This time, Republicans determined to skip the advise half and go proper to consent as a result of these candidates… after Kennedy received via, the Republicans who voted for him broke right into a rousing refrain of ‘For He’s a Jolly Rubella.’”
Kimmel’s joke was a reference to RFK. Jr’s lengthy historical past of anti-vaccination stances, which, if put into regulation, may result in the return of ailments akin to Rubella and measles.
The comic additionally centered on Trump’s reported plans to destroy the Division of Training, noting that “eliminating the Division of Training isn’t making America Nice Once more, it’s making America Florida. Okay? I assume the concept is we’ll lower your expenses on books if the children can’t learn? I actually don’t know.”
Elsewhere within the monologue, Kimmel shared his ideas on Trump’s ongoing battle with Canada over his proposed 25 % tariffs on all imported items from the U.S.’s neighbor. This included Trump saying Canada ought to turn into the 51st state of America.
“Republicans appear to be rooting for this as a result of they’re now only a get together of snickering trolls,” Kimmel acknowledged. “However let’s simply think about for a second that someway they do make this occur and Canada does turn into a state. Do they assume it will be a crimson state?”
“There are about 41 million folks residing in Canada. They’re about the identical quantity now we have in California… California has 54 electoral votes,” he added. “If Canada additionally had 54 electoral votes, overlook MAGA, our subsequent president can be a kind-hearted lesbian moose.”
“I’m making an attempt to say I’m for it,” Kimmel added. “Save us, Canada, you’re our solely hope.”
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Jimmy Kimmel Reside!, Weeknights, 11:35pm ET/PT, ABC