Jelly Roll Shocks With Trump Comments as He Hosts ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
What To Know
- Jelly Roll surprised viewers on Jimmy Kimmel Live! by making several jokes at President Donald Trump’s expense.
- The country singer mocked Trump’s performance at an IndyCar event and his recent weight gain.
- Many fans expressed confusion as they believed Jelly Roll to be a MAGA supporter.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! viewers were left confused on Monday night (August 24) after guest host Jelly Roll took multiple jabs at President Donald Trump, even though many believed he was a MAGA supporter.
The country singer, who is guest-hosting the late-night show while Kimmel is on summer hiatus, spent part of his opening monologue mocking the president. At one point, he even joked about Trump’s weight and laughed at his cratering poll numbers.
“Let’s talk about the main event of America this weekend. It was the big IndyCar race hosted by the president,” Jelly Roll said while playing footage from the event. “The cars drove through the streets of D.C., and there’s Donald Trump, who apparently has never held a flag before.”
“What a s*** job! How do you f*** up waving a flag?” the “Save Me” singer continued.
The digs didn’t stop there, as Jelly Roll quipped, “But the president seemed to enjoy the IndyCar race, which was a real switch-up for him, because normally he only likes his own race.”
“Trump also drove around the track in his motorcade, doing what they call the lap of honor, which sounds like a loyalty program at a strip club,” he added. “Five percent cash back in the champagne room for all Lap of Honor members!”
Jelly Roll then turned his attention to the president’s weight, joking, “Sadly, those are the only laps Trump’s been doing lately.” He noted how Trump has gained 14 pounds since his last physical, “which means he’s now tipping the scales at almost 240.”
“It’s crazy… think about this, y’all, in the last few years, I’ve lost 300 lb,” he shared. “That means I’ve lost an entire Donald Trump. And let’s be honest, based on his approval ratings, it seems like most of the country wants to do the same thing.”
The “I Am Not Okay” hitmaker then said we should chill on poking fun at the president’s weight because “he would never do that to other people.” He then aired a montage of Trump insulting people for being “fat slobs.”
“Well, if that ain’t the pot calling the kettle fat,” Jelly Roll said.
The reaction to Jelly Roll’s monologue was one of shock, as many assumed the singer was a big Trump fan. “Wait, hold up. Isn’t Jelly Roll MAGA? I’m very confused right now,” wrote one YouTube commenter.
“Jelly Roll really out here pissin off his daddy trump WOW I wonder what has changed???” said another.
“Didn’t see this coming,” another added.
One fan wrote, “I thought jelly roll loved Trump.”
“Um wow I was not expecting him to trash talk trump,” added another.
“Wait, I thought this dude went maga recently??” said one fan.
“I am 100% sure dude is MAGA adjacent. This is blowing my mind,” another wrote.
While many assumed Jelly Roll was MAGA, the singer previously stated he has no political affiliation. “It is important to establish earlier that I am a musician and that I have no political alliance,” he said before Congress while giving testimony about the fentanyl crisis in 2024, per TheWrap.
“I am neither Democrat nor Republican,” he continued. “In fact, because of my past, my right to vote has been restricted. Thus far, I have never paid attention to a political race in my life. Ironically, I think that makes me the perfect person to speak about this.”
You can watch Jelly Roll’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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C
yeah, lets listen to a guy with such great judgement he tattooed his face. Brilliant LIBS
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T
Who’s the next Republican nominee? You?
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Shows bad judgement...I thought he had overcome it, but I guess not.
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Regardless of how he leans, it’s his right not to say. However, as a Republican that never voted for Don, you can have conservative viewpoints and still see he’s corrupt. The most corrupt actually. Anyone aligned with him or endorsed by him won’t get my vote and yeah I’ll vote for a Dem because I’m not in the c u l t. His attacks on mail in voting are hypocritical. He always votes by mail and no he’s not too busy. Biden, Obama, Bushes, Regan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, etc all made the time and voted in a booth. There are states that only do mail in voting, and it’s been around since the civil war. In all that time, the amount of fraud committed is negligible. It’s less than 1%. Seriously people, I’m not a Biden fan but the man won fair and square. Don on the other hand? Not so sure.
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C
A cult is when the DNC TELLS YOU WHO TO VOTE FOR
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I'm disappointed in him.. I thought he was a caring person.. biblically he's not supposed to say things about who governs us he's supposed to pray for them.. knowing he's a Christian that's one thing he needs to realize.. throwing off on someone doesn't change them but praying for them God can change them if he has a problem with the president or anybody else that's what you have to do
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that was dumb,
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MAGA folks were confused by Jelly Roll's jokes but understandable since they've all been confused about everything else for about ten years now. Very funny monologue. Great first night guest hosting. These people attack Kimmel but he's not the only comedian making jokes. It's obvious if any comedian wants to get a good laugh from the audience just mention our favorite so he says but definitely not true guy DJT. Jelly Roll and the others know where the true comedy is. Definitely worthy of a laugh or two.
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The real joke was the DNC hiding Joes dementia
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Biden in his few lucid moments was more of a president than DJT could ever dream of being. I honestly believe DJT would try to make coffee with a toaster. His mental train ain't quite on the track either. At least we can say Biden didn't destroy a country or the world when he was in the White House talking to himself, right? Unbelievable.
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