Jimmy Kimmel said President Donald Trump is using one of his signature moves in an attempt to take attention away from the release of new files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was once a close friend.

“Mark my words right now, if ‘Melania’ gets nominated for an Oscar, I will host that show,” Kimmel mockingly said as the audience cheered. “Whether they ask me to or not. I will insist on it.”

Jimmy Kimmel wasn't shy about brutally ripping Melania Trump's new documentary. “Melania, the movie, with a budget of $75 million, made $7 million over the weekend,” Kimmel, 58, said during the Monday,

Jimmy Kimmel attends anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles with his family, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement following recent ICE-involved shootings.

During the 2024 ceremony, Trump fired off a message insulting Kimmel while the show was still under way. Kimmel read the message on the air, adding that he was surprised Trump was still up and watching. Trump raged about that moment for most of the rest of the year, often bringing it up on the campaign trail.

Independent journalist Don Lemon says about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him last week