{"id":1998403,"date":"2025-09-05T03:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T03:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1998403"},"modified":"2025-09-05T03:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T03:40:29","slug":"jimmy-kimmels-joke-about-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-leaves-his-audience-stunned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jimmy-kimmels-joke-about-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-leaves-his-audience-stunned\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s Joke About Trump And Jeffrey Epstein Leaves His Audience Stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump, who initially promised to release files related to the Epstein case, has instead been pushing back on the story, even calling it a \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trump-mocked-for-calling-epstein-files-scandal-democrat-hoax_n_68b895bde4b0e9fcc5f3ef39\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"hoax\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68b92e30e4b0e20f601a99b6\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68b895bde4b0e9fcc5f3ef39\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">hoax<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But a handful of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/republican-party\">Republicans<\/a> have joined <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/democratic-party\">Democrats<\/a> in Congress in calling for a full release of the files. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThey want to know who Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s friends are,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cWhich, I have to say, I know who one of them is. He looks like this.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kimmel showed off a pic of Trump with Epstein, as the two were once very close.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThat is a man Jeffrey Epstein described as his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU08\/20250227\/117951\/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"best friend\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68b92e30e4b0e20f601a99b6\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/JU\/JU08\/20250227\/117951\/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\">best friend<\/a>,\u201d Kimmel pointed out. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Even Rep. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/marjorie-taylor-greene\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68b92e30e4b0e20f601a99b6\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/marjorie-taylor-greene\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-Ga.), typically a staunch Trump supporter, is calling for the release of the files. And on Wednesday, she asked Trump to meet with some of the Epstein victims \u2015 but hasn\u2019t heard back yet. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019ll get back to you on that very, very soon,\u201d Kimmel said sarcastically. \u201cIs she that out of it that she thinks he would want to meet these women in the Oval Office? Like, \u2018Sure, send them in. I\u2019d love to say hello. I haven\u2019t seen them since they were teenagers.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The audience reaction started out with a laugh but ended up with a lot of \u201cwhoa\u201d at that punch line. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"support-huffpost-entry-support-huffpost-mid-article\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__content-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">20 Years Of<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Free<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor-once-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor-canceled-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message-container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message support-huffpost__message--main\">\n<p>For two decades, celebrity.land has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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