{"id":415,"date":"2025-09-04T05:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/415\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T05:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:12:08","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-mocks-donald-trump-after-death-rumors-swirl-following-tv-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/415\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel mocks Donald Trump after death rumors swirl following TV appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump&#8217;s appearance and the rumors swirling around the former president&#8217;s death during his monologue on Tuesday night<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Jimmy-Kimmel-has-taken-aim-at-Donald-Trump.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Jimmy Kimmel has taken aim at Donald Trump(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jimmy Kimmel took a jab at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s appearance and recent <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/politics\/trump-spotted-unusual-lump-under-1367522\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">death rumors swirling online<\/a> during his Tuesday night monologue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He has mysterious bruising on his hand, which they tried to cover up with makeup,&#8221; Kimmel pointed out, showing two side-by-side photos to the audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;This cover-up is even sloppier than the Epstein one,&#8221; added Kimmel, who <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/tv\/hollywood-reacts-stephen-colbert-cancellation-1275996\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recently commented on Stephan Colbert<\/a>&#8216;s show earnings. &#8220;How could anyone let him go out like this?&#8221; he questioned. &#8220;He had to have done that himself, right?&#8217;Looks great, sir. No one will notice a thing.'&#8221; The late-night host went on to quote the official explanation for the markings, a condition called chronic venous insufficiency, which the Trump campaign cited as the source of both the bruising and ankle swelling.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/princess-diana-last-words-firefighter-1362208\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1362208\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princess Diana&#8217;s tragic last 4 words after crash in Paris tunnel<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/music\/oasis-tour-america-new-jersey-1361742\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1361742\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis fans &#8216;already worried&#8217; about MetLife shows as Chicago attendees issue warning<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;In layman&#8217;s terms,&#8221; Kimmel joked, &#8220;it means he&#8217;s got a very small venous. He&#8217;s got an insufficient venous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_President-Trump-recently-developed-a-bruise-on-his-hand.jpg\" alt=\"President Trump\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>President Trump recently developed a bruise on his hand(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During the segment, Kimmel also spotlighted Trump&#8217;s Tuesday press conference, where the former president brushed off health concerns and claimed he &#8220;never felt better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That didn&#8217;t deter Kimmel from making fun of his appearance. &#8220;Despite the fact that he looks like a pumpkin that got left in a hatchback on a hundred-degree day, he is definitely not dead,&#8221; Kimmel declared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The comedian then showed a clip from the press conference, focusing on Vice President JD Vance, who was standing behind Trump during his speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He&#8217;s the only one smiling,&#8221; Kimmel pointed out. &#8220;Good old JD. He hears the words &#8216;Trump dead,&#8217; he lights up like a Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s the thing,&#8221; Kimmel wrapped up. &#8220;Donald Trump will never die. Forget it. He&#8217;s like Dracula: he&#8217;s going to keep sucking the life out of us forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The night didn\u2019t end there. In a surprise moment during the same episode, actor Denzel Washington delighted the crowd with an impromptu FaceTime call to Lenny Kravitz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cHe may not pick up. He may be working,\u201d Washington said as he dialed. Kimmel chimed in, \u201cI hope he&#8217;s working out. I like to see him do some of those sit-ups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But Kravitz, ever the dependable friend, answered right away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cKravitz!\u201d Washington beamed. \u201cWhat\u2019s up, boy?! Wait a minute! I&#8217;m here with Jimmy.\u201d Washington spun the camera to reveal Kimmel, who greeted Kravitz with a grin and a wave. \u201cHey Lenny, how ya doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Washington then turned the phone to the cheering studio audience. \u201cThey\u2019re all your fans, Lenny! 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