Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump, says he's 'making the same mistake' as Biden

Jimmy Kimmel said that Donald Trump repeated Joe Biden’s flawed economic strategy, claiming everything was great even though for many it was not
Jimmy Kimmel joked that Donald Trump’s economy speech in Pennsylvania barely addressed the economy and that his long talk could have been legally classified as an Avatar movie (Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube, Getty Images)
Jimmy Kimmel joked that Donald Trump’s economy speech in Pennsylvania barely addressed the economy and that his long talk could have been legally classified as an Avatar movie (Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube, Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ host Jimmy Kimmel warned Donald Trump that he was 'making the same mistake' as former President Joe Biden on Wednesday, December 10.

Kimmel noted that the president sounded a lot like the former president and said that his “strategy” to keep saying that things were great in terms of America’s economy was also the same thing Joe Biden also did.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 12: Jimmy Kimmel is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on June 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Jimmy Kimmel is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on June 12, 2019, in Los Angeles, California (RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania speech

In his monologue, the host commented on Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday. He said that the president gave a speech about the economy, which was “almost not at all about the economy.” 

Kimmel joked that it was a long speech and that Trump hadn’t been “out in a while.” He added that if the president had talked for three more minutes, it would have “legally been classified an Avatar movie.”

“He did Windmills, Sleepy Joe, Bing Bing Bing, all the crowd pleasers,” Jimmy added.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on September 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump will travel to Arizona to pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a memorial and return to the White House this evening. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on September 21, 2025, in Washington, DC (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Jimmy Kimmel added that Trump told the MAGA “faithfuls” who were having trouble making ends meet that their kids didn’t need as many dolls or pencils. Referring to Trump’s comments, he said that kids only needed “a couple of dolls and one or two pencils.”

While speaking of the renovations at the White House, Kimmel said that the “guy who bedazzled this room in gold” thought children had too many pencils at school.

“His strategy, it seems, is to just keep saying things are great, which was the same mistake Joe Biden made, by the way,” he added.

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump’s 'all over the map' speech 

In the latest episode of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, the host made fun of Donald Trump’s demeanor during his latest speech.

He said that the president was “all over the map” the previous night and that his “blood sugar was up,” as shortened clips of the speech were played.



“It turns into a slot machine,” he joked.

Kimmel added that Trump was “not all there,” in reference to the president’s health. The talk show host recalled Trump’s shoutout to his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, but said that the president replaced her last name with his. 

As another clip played, Donald Trump was heard referring to Susie as Susie Trump. 

SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 09: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at Riverfront Sports on October 09, 2024 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Trump is holding campaign events in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a key swing state that holds 19 electoral votes the fifth highest in the nation and number one among the battleground states. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at Riverfront Sports on October 09, 2024, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. (Michael M Santiago/Getty Images)

In the clip, Trump added that the term “chief of staff” was no longer used because the “Indians got extremely upset.”

“But now the Indians actually want their name used, which is true. They never didn’t want it used,” the president joked in the clip that played during Kimmel’s show.

Kimmel referred to the above statement and said that Trump “made all that up” because none of it was true.

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