Jimmy Kimmel shared his pleasure over the information that an American has been elected as the brand new Pope whereas additionally mocking President Donald Trump and proper wing figures who’re upset by the choice.
“An American Pope!” Kimmel mentioned on the high of Thursday night time’s (Might 8) episode of Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! “The Popemobile is now a Ford F-250 with truck nuts.”
The late-night host was referring to Chicago native Robert Prevost, who was elected as the brand new Pope on Thursday and has now taken the Papal identify Leo XIV.
“I’m really stunned by how excited I’m,” Kimmel continued. “An American who grew up right here, watched all of the reveals we watched, rooted for groups, is now in Rome on the head of the church. Italy and America… this will need to have been what it felt like after they opened the primary Olive Backyard.”
After displaying a clip from Rome of nuns “screaming in pleasure,” Kimmel mentioned, “I’ve seen that firsthand. No joke. Nuns go loopy for the Pope. Like full-on BTS, One Route, 1990 New Children on the Block.”
He added, “Once I was in school, I went to a mass on the Vatican, I nearly received trampled by a line of crazed, attractive nuns… Oh, yeah, they had been attractive. Make no mistake about it. All these years of chastity erupted after they received a have a look at John Paul in that skimpy little yarmulke he’d put on.”
Kimmel then turned his consideration to President Trump, whom he known as “Pope Pompous the 18th” and “the Archbishop of Ranterbury.”
“Trump was not elected by the conclave,” the comic added. “One other election was rigged in opposition to him, however he did say he was trying ahead to assembly the brand new Chicago Pope. Wait til he finds out what number of instances this new Pope has criticized him.”
After poking enjoyable at varied proper wing commenters for his or her anger over the brand new Pope, Kimmel quipped, “Trump simply hit the Vatican with an 80% tariff on pointy hats.”
“So, congratulations to him,” Kimmel concluded. “That is an historic period we live in. We have now an American Pope and a Russian President.”
Elsewhere in Thursday’s monologue, Kimmel touched on Trump’s new commerce take care of the UK, which can see Individuals basically paying triple in taxes on British items.
“He’s very pleased with himself for making a commerce settlement with a rustic we had been buying and selling with simply wonderful till he screwed all of it up,” Kimmel mentioned earlier than declaring how corporations like Rolls Royce received a particular break as a part of the deal.
“Relaxation straightforward, Ma and Pa MAGA hat,” Kimmel joked. “You’re nonetheless gonna lose the farm, however you’ll solely should pay 10% additional on that Rolls-Royce you’ve had your eye on.”
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Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, Weeknights, 11:35 pm ET/PT, ABC