Jimmy Kimmel delivered a blistering five-word response to Donald Trump after the president discussed heaven, hell and his own mortality during a recent 60 Minutes interview.
During Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the late-night host revisited Trump’s conversation with interviewer Ross Douthat, who asked the president what he believed would happen after his death.
“What do you think happens to Donald Trump when you die? Not your memory, yourself,” Douthat asked.
Trump appeared to take the question seriously.
“You mean where I go? Well, I’m a religious person, so in theory, I go to Heaven,” the president replied.
He then added: “I don’t want to go to Hell.”
Kimmel wasted no time delivering his response.
“You are going to Hell.”
The comedian acknowledged that passing judgment on someone’s eternal fate might seem inappropriate, but he continued the joke anyway.
“I feel a little weird to say because Jesus told us, ‘Judge not, lest ye be judged.’ But in this case, who are we kidding? Ye are going to live with the devil himself.”
The exchange was the latest in Kimmel’s series of attacks on Trump following the November 3 midterm elections, when Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress.
On election night, Kimmel celebrated the Republican defeats with another pointed joke.
“After all the talk about Nicki Minaj’s ass, Jon Husted’s ass, the only ass on Trump’s mind tonight is the one that just got handed to him,” he said.
The following night, Kimmel went even further, urging the president to resign.
“The verdict is in, and there’s only one thing left for Nappy Gilmore to do: resign,” Kimmel declared.
“Quit already! Just quit. Nobody wants you. Even you don’t want to be president anymore.”
Trump’s 60 Minutes appearance gave the comedian fresh material, this time involving a subject far removed from election results or congressional politics.
The president had expressed hope that his religious beliefs would lead him to heaven.
Kimmel, however, turned that moment into a dark punchline — delivering his verdict in just five words.
“You are going to Hell.”
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