{"id":458452,"date":"2026-06-03T07:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/458452\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:34:08","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-hits-back-with-a-damning-reminder-after-trumps-latest-late-night-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/458452\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Hits Back With A Damning Reminder After Trump’s Latest Late-Night Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump<\/a> lashed out at late-night TV hosts yet again \u2015 but his choice of words left Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> more than a little puzzled.<\/p>\n

Trump on Monday took a victory lap in a Truth Social post<\/a> bragging that he\u2019d \u201ctaken out\u201d Republicans who were critical of him in primary elections, as well as \u201cREALLY DUMB\u201d Stephen Colbert<\/a>, whose show was canceled by CBS.\u00a0Trump also said he had \u201cthree more limping Late Night Talk Show Hosts\u201d to go, with Kimmel \u2015 who he has frequently attacked \u2015 presumably one of them.<\/p>\n

Buzz: Jimmy Kimmel Hits Trump With Brutal Reminder Of Whom The World Is Really ‘Laughing At’<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cLimping late-night talk show hosts?\u201d Kimmel asked.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not sure I\u2019d be calling us limping when you got cankles like this, honey.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump has swollen ankles, a.k.a. \u201ccankles,\u201d due to a condition called\u00a0chronic venous insufficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kimmel broke out the photo evidence:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The left foot and swollen ankle of President Donald Trump are pictured in this July 2025 file photo. AP Photo\/Alex Brandon<\/p>\n

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\u201cLook at that. It\u2019s like they put a shoe on a balloon animal made out of sausage links,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cShouldn\u2019t the president of the United States have more important things to focus on \u2015 like finding a replacement<\/a> for Milli Vanilli at his Coachella From Hella?\u201d<\/p>\n

See more in his Tuesday night monologue:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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