Jimmy Kimmel was as confused as everybody else about Donald Trump‘s current rant on how he intends to avoid wasting the film business. However he fears the president’s tariffs may have a detrimental influence on The White Lotus and different TV exhibits and flicks.
“Trump’s now aiming his wrecking ball at Hollywood,” the late-night host stated throughout his opening monologue on Monday’s (Could 5) episode Jimmy Kimmel Reside! He then learn out a publish Trump made on the social media app Reality Social over the weekend.
“The Film Business in America is DYING a really quick dying. Different Nations are providing all types of incentives to attract our filmmakers and studios away from the US,” the President wrote. “Hollywood, and plenty of different areas inside the usA., are being devastated. This can be a concerted effort by different Nations and, due to this fact, a Nationwide Safety risk.”
As for the way he plans to repair this, Trump continued, “Subsequently, I’m authorizing the Division of Commerce, and the US Commerce Consultant, to instantly start the method of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Films coming into our Nation which might be produced in International Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
“We do?” Kimmel retorted. “As a result of I don’t care the place they’re made. I actually don’t. You understand what? It’s what the late, nice Hannibal Lecter would’ve needed… Sonic the Unlawful Immigrant Hedgehog is a nationwide safety risk and he should be stopped!”
The comic then identified how Trump’s newest rant “wasn’t simply one other late Sunday night time whim,” because the Commander in Chief acknowledged he’d performed “some very sturdy analysis during the last week.”
“Which suggests he had brunch with Jon Voight at Mar-A-Lago this weekend,” Kimmel stated. When the viewers laughed, he added, “That’s not a joke. That’s true.”
Kimmel continued, “That is the place he reportedly obtained the tariff, the flicks thought, from Angelina Jolie’s 86-year-old father she gained’t speak to. What an ideal thought. Subsequent yr, The White Lotus is gonna be set at a Hampton Inn.”
Elsewhere in Monday’s monologue, Kimmel touched on how Trump continues to be promoting “Trump 2028” merch regardless of admitting over the weekend that he wouldn’t be working for a 3rd time period.
“Which is sweet, as a result of it’s in opposition to the regulation,” Kimmel quipped earlier than turning his consideration to the “Trump 2028″ baseball caps. “It’s nonetheless so bizarre the president sells hats. It’s like we put the supervisor of a Scorching Matter accountable for the nation.”
He then recommended the “Trump 2028” merch is definitely for Eric Trump, one of many President’s three sons. Kimmel even ran a satirical marketing campaign advert for Eric, which included guarantees of “making cartoons much less complicated” and “making dimes actual massive so we cease choking on them.”
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Jimmy Kimmel Reside!, Weeknights, 11:35 pm ET/PT, ABC