Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t Buy Trump’s Excuse for Not Attending Don Jr’s Wedding
What To Know
- Jimmy Kimmel mocked Donald Trump for skipping his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas.
- Kimmel questioned Trump’s reasons, pointing out his frequent golf trips amid government business.
- The comedian also noted that Don Jr. and his new wife Bettina plan to celebrate at the White House.
Jimmy Kimmel roasted Donald Trump on Tuesday night (May 26) after the president decided to skip his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding.
“DJTJ and his new bride, Bettina, were married on Saturday on a private island in the Bahamas. It was a small ceremony with about 40 guests, none of whom were his father,” the late-night host quipped on Tuesday’s edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
As Kimmel pointed out, Trump sent his RSVP via Truth Social, writing, “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so.”
Trump continued, “I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time. Congratulations to Don and Bettina!”
“See, he can be warm when he wants to. He loves Don Jr. He just loves the United States more,” Kimmel said after reading Trump’s post. “He had circumstances pertaining to the government to get to, and also, flying to a private island makes him miss his friend Jeffrey [Epstein] who he lost.”
Kimmel didn’t buy Trump’s excuses, saying, “This is a guy who golfs two, three times a week. He’s going to UFC fights with Vanilla Ice. He was too busy for his son’s wedding.”
“But he did say Don and Bettina are gonna have a great marriage, and this is a man who knows a great marriage. He’s had three of them himself,” the comedian joked.
Trump married Ivana Zelníčková in 1977, and they had three children together: Don Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. They divorced in 1990 following Trump’s affair with model and actress Marla Maples. He and Marples married in 1993 and had a daughter, Tiffany, before divorcing in 1999. Trump married Melania in 2005, and the couple welcomed a son, Barron, in 2006.
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson; Mireya Acierto/Getty Images for amfAR
Kimmel expressed his sympathy for “Poor Don Jr.,” saying, “Without his father, they had to scramble to find somebody else to make a 90-minute toast about windmills and transgender weightlifters.”
“It’s sad, but the truth is, Donald Trump just isn’t a guy that likes to go to wed…,” Kimmel said before stopping himself as various headlines about Trump crashing weddings at Mar-a-lago popped on screen. “Oh, never mind.”
Kimmel noted how Don Jr. and Bettina are still planning to celebrate their marriage at the White House and that the President and First Lady are “expected” to attend.
“You’d hope so. They live there,” he quipped. “Can you imagine if they didn’t show up to that one, too? ‘We wanted to make it but we were unable to go downstairs.'”
You can watch Kimmel’s full opening monologue in the video above and let us know your thoughts below.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Weeknights, 11:35/10:35c, ABC
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I'm guessing Trump has had enough of islands.
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Yeah you guess wrong allot. But of course on Some islands you probably have intimate knowledge.
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trumpty-dumpty has already been to three weddings in his life. Maybe he considers weddings to be something a man has to attend before he can start dating someone else.
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Gosh Jena is that you’re best effort at sarcastic humor ? Even Kimmel and Colbert can do better and that sure ain’t saying much !
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In other news a 69 yr. old Army veteran was severely beaten on His own property for having allot of American Flags and Trump signs. He died very early Monday morning as a result of the beatings. The man responsible was a Navy veteran and registered Democrat since 2023. There are claims that the perp has PTSD. That is absolutely NO excuse at all for Murder. Though true it’s a problematic issue and tough to deal with it Does NOT block you’re ability to distinguish between right and wrong to the point of committing murder. This happened in CA. so I’m sure the perp will walk away free with little repercussions.Had he been diagnosed with severe schizophrenia I Might have a different take depending on the level of severity. He just walked right up in the man’s yard and beat him to a pulp.
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Well Kimmel is not the President. So it really doesn’t matter what he buys. In other much more important news. Mamdani is about to TAKE property from the owners and redistribute it to what HE terms “responsible stewards”. That’s clear code for Free housing at some else expense. Communism on full display in one of our largest and important cities. Leftists cheering him as a hero. This is not in a foreign country but right here in the USA. Sad and Sickening.
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Down vote away Bud. It doesn’t take any food off my table. And you’re Really disagreeing with my comments just breaks my heart. I’ll think on it shucks one maybe even two seconds. Sticks and stones may break my bones but when Liberal Leftists out number a senior citizen 20 to 1 they’ll put him in the hospital !! Unfortunately that’s more True than funny !
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