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Published 10:34 24 Apr 2026 GMT
Jimmy Kimmel made a savage claim about Donald Trump's manhood in a blistering monologue.
The White House Correspondents' Dinner is set to take place this Saturday (April 25).
Traditionally, the annual event features a comedian roasting the president and political elite, but with the 79-year-old set to attend for the first time as president this year, that format has been scrapped.
Mentalist and author Oz Pearlman has been selected as the evening’s entertainer, a move Kimmel openly slammed during his Thursday (April 23) show.
"At the Correspondents' Dinner, typically someone funny shows up and roasts the luminaries and the president and everyone, but our president is a delicate snowflake with the thinnest fat skin of any human being ever," he said, before also calling the president a "trembling drama queen."
Unimpressed with the decision to ditch the comedy tradition, the 58-year-old created his own version of the event.
He stood behind a podium and delivered a nine-minute mock roast aimed at Trump, touching on everything from the Iran War to the Epstein Files to personal digs.
"By the way, before we go any further: Melania, this is Donald. Donald, this is Melania," he joked. "That was my impression of Jeffrey Epstein."
He continued with more pointed remarks, telling Trump: "Don’t worry, if we bruise your ego, it’ll only make your hands look less disgusting."
Kimmel then referenced the president's 2024 hush-money trial, quipping: "The president didn’t want me to tell any jokes about him tonight, but he also didn’t want to pay me $130,000 to shut up, so here we are... Sorry, mushroom d*ck.”
The host's comment draws attention to claims made years earlier by adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
During a 2018 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live while promoting her memoir Full Disclosure, Daniels described an alleged encounter with Trump in 2006, which he has repeatedly denied.
In the book, she wrote: "I lay there, annoyed that I was getting f****ed by a guy with Yeti pubes and a D like the mushroom character in Mario Kart… It may have been the least impressive sex I’d ever had, but clearly, he didn’t share that opinion," cited by Rolling Stones.
Kimmel leaned into the moment during the interview by showing different mushrooms and asking Daniels to pick which one she believed closely resembled Trump.
"Can you hold it up so it’s coming at me at the correct angle?" Daniels joked before picking one of the smallest mushrooms.
She later addressed the backlash, saying: "Do you know how much hate mail I’ve gotten from people who love Mario Kart? In one day, I managed to ruin half of America’s childhood and mushroom farming everywhere."
According to The Mirror, the president is preparing to address members of the media directly during the event.
The Daily Beast reported that he is "expected" to target outlets that have criticized him, his administration, and his handling of the Iran war.
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