'Dishonest Don': Internet gets creative as Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump for giving himself a nickname
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: Jimmy Kimmel didn't hold back in poking fun at Donald Trump's self-proclaimed new nickname.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform at 1:30 am on March 11, referred to himself as "Honest Don", while challenging President Joe Biden to a debate "ANY TIME, ANY PLACE".
Beginning his monologue, Kimmel observed, "He was um singing his own Praises in Georgia this weekend for some reason he decided it would be a good idea to say this..."
Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump's self-declared nicknames
Trump was seen in the video, saying, "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared. Think of that.You lost 1 million jobs. Black people. That’s who lost the jobs. Hispanic people. That’s who lost the jobs..." as the screen switches back to Kimmel.
"It's like he's on a game show by himself he's the host and the contestant on the show," Kimmel quipped.
He further noted, "Trump posted we must immediately have a full-scale debate between crooked Joe and honest Don".
The host couldn't resist teasing Trump's late-night declaration, saying, "He's giving himself nicknames now".
He added, "Is there anything sadder than giving yourself a nickname at 1:30 am? On the toilet, going 'Honest Don,' that's going to be…"
"Honest' is Abe Lincoln's nickname. Even the nickname 'Honest' is stolen," Kimmel quipped.
He then proceeded to suggest alternative nicknames that he deemed more fitting for the four-times-indicted former president, ranging from "Don the Con" and "Genghis Don" to "Donye West" and "Donald Duck the Draf".
Internet's creative response to Trump's self-given nickname
But the hilarity didn't stop with Kimmel's monologue. The internet erupted with a flurry of reactions, offering up a slew of creative nicknames to add insult to injury.
One person wrote, "There's nothing normal about trump".
Another said, "Dishonest Don", attributing it to Trump's newly given nickname.
"I like alliteration. Therefore, I prefer to think of Trump as Dishonest Don", another viewer noted.
"I've been calling him Dementia Diaper Donny of late," one viewer tagged hillariously.
"Donald Duck is more coherent and easy to understand than Donald Trump," suggested one viewer.
One praised Kimmel saying, "Jimmy Kimmel. No doubt, you are the best. Thank for being so good and helping us to cope with the drama going on with the: « orange guy ». Love you man🫶 ️".
Another stated, "Jimmy never lets up on Don-the-Con and I absolutely love it".
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