Jimmy Kimmel and Late Night Hosts Respond to Trump's Surprise Primetime Address and Susie Wiles Interview
Jimmy Kimmel opened his show by acknowledging Donald Trump's surprise 9pm national address, which was broadcast across multiple channels. Kimmel joked about the speech pre-empting the finale of the show The Floor. Trump had announced the previous day that he would deliver an impromptu fireside chat during the finales of Survivor and The Floor, implying networks would pre-empt their primetime slots for his address.
Stephen Colbert criticized the timing and manner of Trump's speech, noting it was announced abruptly and expressing concern over networks yielding primetime airtime for the president's address. Meanwhile, Seth Meyers covered Susie Wiles's recent Vanity Fair interview, highlighting her remarks that Trump has an alcoholic personality. Wiles also described JD Vance as a conspiracy theorist for a decade and claimed that Elon Musk is an avowed ketamine user. Meyers underscored Wiles's defense of Trump's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and mocked how the interview portrayed Trump's inner circle, including a criticized photo shoot with cabinet members.
The piece additionally notes a new "presidential hall of fame" at the White House featuring MAGA-style plaques portraying Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Ronald Reagan in a favorable light. According to the plaques, Obama is credited with passing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Biden is depicted as being controlled by radical left handlers, and Reagan is celebrated as a longtime fan of Trump even before his presidency.
