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President Donald Trump was once again praised by Jimmy Kimmel’s Jimmy Kimmel on Saturday as he was honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in the Oval Office on Saturday.
“I’m sure they’ll give me good reviews, right? Do you know? “No, I think we’ll do well. I looked at some of the people in charge. Jimmy Kimmel was terrible. If I can’t beat Jimmy Kimmel in terms of talent, then I don’t think I should be President.”
Kimmel’s show was briefly put on hold on ABC and parent company Disney in September after it was claimed that Charlie Kirk was part of the Maga crowd, although Kimmel said he was misrepresented.
According to the Kennedy Center, the Kennedy Center Honors raised a record $23 million for its 48th annual celebration. It marks the largest collection in the history of the Office, which was established in 1978 as the highest lifetime recognition. Among this year’s recipients are Sylvester Stellone, Gloria Gaynor and the rock band Kiss.
President Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel are bitter rivals. (Michael Regan – FIFA / FIFA via Getty Photos; Math winkelmeyer / The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
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While the Kennedy Center Honoree visited the oval office privately in previous years, Trump on Saturday held the first official, camera event that caused the recipients there, introducing each honoree before Sunday night.
Kimmel has never officially hosted the Kennedy Center, although he did appear in the honor during his 2012 Trive to High Sonder Hotterit Faving Letterman. Kimmel has hosted the Academy Awards and the Emmys.
The liberal Night-Night-Night host called out the President during his monologue on Thursday for making him one of the top people on Google, mocking Trump’s frequent thanks.
The White House X page posted a photo of President Donald Trump at a hard desk with Kennedy Center honorees. (@Whitouse via X)
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“None of this would have happened without the support of loyal viewers like President Trump, who has done so much this year to raise awareness of our show,” she said. Kimmel noted that he was ranked third behind singer “D4VD” and rapper Kendrick Lamar, who took the first and second spots, respectively.
Kimmel added, “Thank you, Mr.
Jimmy Kimmel during his show on September 23, 2025. (Randy Holmes / Disney via Getty Images)
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The late-night host poked fun at him, noting that the President has criticized him repeatedly on social media this year — calling Kimmel out “and demanding that he lose his cool.”
FOX News’ Gabriel Cays and Ashley Hume contributed to this report.
