Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump in his Jimmy Kimmel Live! monologue this week, using sharp humor to highlight what he described as the president’s oversized reaction to recent events, especially being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kimmel’s routine focused on Trump’s eagerness for international recognition and how that has seemingly shaped the president’s public persona. “Can we please stop with this idea that Trump lost the Nobel Prize?” Kimmel asked the audience. “This is like I lost the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition.
Not only is Trump’s ego bruised, but his tiny little hands are also bruised.” The line referred to both the prize and some visible bruising on Trump’s hands that the president has joked is due to aspirin use. The comedian didn’t pull punches, joking that Trump’s “blood is even thinner than his skin,” and satirized the idea of sharing prestigious awards.
Referring to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her work against the Maduro regime, Kimmel quipped about Trump’s ambivalence toward her leadership prospects despite her international honor. The host noted that even an alternate accolade like a FIFA Peace Prize wouldn’t satisfy Trump’s competitive streak, poking fun at the president’s reaction to not being chosen for the Nobel Prize.
Recent reporting suggests Trump’s disappointment over the Nobel decision may have influenced U.S. political calculations. White House insiders told The Washington Post that Trump was less inclined to support Machado following her Nobel win, which he had hoped to receive himself. “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one source alleged, illustrating the prickly dynamics at play.
Kimmel has a history of targeting Trump in his comedy, and the Nobel-related material adds fresh fuel. Earlier this month at the Critics’ Choice Awards, he thanked the president sarcastically, calling him “Donald Jennifer Trump” and joking about the accolades Trump has chased.
Much of Kimmel’s comedy highlights the contrast between the serious intentions behind awards like the Nobel Peace Prize and the way public figures sometimes view them as personal victories. His monologue this week underscored that gap, wrapping pointed political critique in self-deprecating humor and social commentary while keeping the focus on Trump’s reaction to not being chosen for one of the world’s most prestigious honors.
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