{"id":41808,"date":"2025-09-03T22:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/41808\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T22:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:47:11","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-spotted-a-surprising-person-smiling-when-trump-was-asked-about-those-death-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/41808\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Spotted A Surprising Person Smiling When Trump Was Asked About Those Death Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jimmy Kimmel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> returned from his lengthy annual summer break and tried to track down the origin of rumors over the weekend that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Donald Trump<\/a> was sick or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mjs538\/trump-on-death-rumors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:even dead;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">even dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Person in a suit and tie at an event backdrop, smiling\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/47100ce016cb3c1bf2874d5cefa81ca1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Alberto Rodriguez \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kimmel pointed out that the rumors began swirling when Trump hadn\u2019t appeared in front of a camera in a few days.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A person in a suit and tie is speaking, seated in a professional setting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/efbea3738062701c9a38ae0e5da26007.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Chip Somodevilla \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/morgansloss1\/best-political-tweets-4-4-2025?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;So Stupid. So Dumb. So Bad For The United States&quot;: 27 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Funniest Political Tweets Of The Week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;So Stupid. So Dumb. So Bad For The United States&#8221;: 27 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Funniest Political Tweets Of The Week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThat\u2019s how much he\u2019s in front of a camera,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cWhen we don\u2019t see him there, we assume he must be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A person in a suit and tie stands on a nighttime cityscape set, likely during a talk show or news segment\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"385\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18bf551d73c1b6e73b7b2e75664802a4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump insists he\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mjs538\/trump-on-death-rumors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:never felt better;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">never felt better<\/a>,\u201d and Kimmel dismissed the rumors.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A man in a suit is speaking at an indoor event, seated with flags in the background\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8a6d16ae49a9411824eb82cfca935e52.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Mandel Ngan \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDespite the fact that he looks like a pumpkin that got left in a hatchback on a 100-degree day, he is definitely not dead,\u201d Kimmel said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A talk show host stands on stage in a dark suit and tie, gesturing with one hand, against a city skyline backdrop at night\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"527\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/49dd674992f2ccf1b30d2624f8173267.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As proof, Kimmel rolled footage of Trump in the Oval Office being asked about the rumors by a Fox News reporter in a very odd way.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A public figure speaks at a podium with people in the background, wearing a suit and tie, in an official setting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/84438b6eeca124107eeda0c5ee794ef7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> The Washington Post \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/morgansloss1\/best-political-tweets-of-the-month-5-1-2025?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;We Went From &#039;Lower The Price Of Eggs&#039; To &#039;Lower Your Standard Of Living&#039;&quot;: 39 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Very Relatable Political Tweets Of The Month;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;We Went From &#8216;Lower The Price Of Eggs&#8217; To &#8216;Lower Your Standard Of Living'&#8221;: 39 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Very Relatable Political Tweets Of The Month<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHow did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mjs538\/this-video-of-a-fox-news-reporter-being-attacked-by-a-bird\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peter Doocy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Peter Doocy<\/a> asked.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Person in a suit holding a microphone and notepad, standing in front of a blurred background with a sign and US flag visible\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/93639bc249ab40f3fcd2e8901bc0c493.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Mandel Ngan \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But it wasn\u2019t Trump\u2019s answer that caught Kimmel\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A person in a suit and red tie sits in a formal setting, with a sculpture visible in the background\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/f6185424efe616ab4db3f9182ac3f976.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mjs538\/jd-vance-stronger-locks-and-doors?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:JD Vance&#039;s &quot;Ridiculous&quot; Answer About How To Curb School Shootings Is Going Viral;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">JD Vance&#8217;s &#8220;Ridiculous&#8221; Answer About How To Curb School Shootings Is Going Viral<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWatch this,\u201d he said, replaying the footage. \u201cWho\u2019s the only one smiling in that group?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A person in a suit poses in front of a backdrop with &quot;Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride&quot; text and banana illustrations\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b31038f7630e0fb1ab7a000d8c0f1930.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Valerie Terranova \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kimmel zoomed in on Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:JD Vance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">JD Vance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Two men in suits are speaking at an event, with one in focus behind the other who is speaking into a microphone\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0c45585810e346e7adf233b38c27f763.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Saul Loeb \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cGood old JD,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cHe hears the words \u2018Trump dead,\u2019 he lights up like a Christmas tree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Person in a suit and tie stands smiling on a stage in front of a city skyline backdrop at night\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"530\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e321e2c8fcf0505e8bcb0b43101d4094.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kimmel also made a bold prediction about the president\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Man in a suit gesturing during a talk show against a cityscape night backdrop\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"528\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8ab97d9b40a5ff0138261b0592a60922.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/morgansloss1\/best-political-tweets-6-27-2025?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;This Is Like Applauding A Grown Man For Being Able To Wipe Their Behind&quot;: 29 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Funniest Political Tweets Of The Week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;This Is Like Applauding A Grown Man For Being Able To Wipe Their Behind&#8221;: 29 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Funniest Political Tweets Of The Week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDonald Trump will never die,\u201d he said. \u201cForget it. He\u2019s like Dracula. He\u2019s gonna keep sucking the life out of us forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A person in a dark suit and tie stands against a city skyline backdrop, gesturing with one hand during a talk show broadcast\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"527\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/d056b36c849376fe283d8ada6ce49d41.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">See more in his Tuesday night monologue:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/jimmy-kimmel-trump-death-rumor_n_68b7bd00e4b0e9fcc5f342b3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:HuffPost;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Also in In the News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alexalisitza\/posts-maga-small-business-owners?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;I Am So Torn With What You Are Doing&quot; \u2014 11 Posts From MAGA Business Owners Who Are So Close To Getting It;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;I Am So Torn With What You Are Doing&#8221; \u2014 11 Posts From MAGA Business Owners Who Are So Close To Getting It<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Also in In the News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/morgansloss1\/trump-supporter-10-reasons-they-regret-vote?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;WHY ARE PEOPLE SO STUPID&quot;: This MAGA Supporter Shared 10 Reasons Why They Regret Voting For Trump, And The Internet Is Not Impressed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;WHY ARE PEOPLE SO STUPID&#8221;: This MAGA Supporter Shared 10 Reasons Why They Regret Voting For Trump, And The Internet Is Not Impressed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Also in In the News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/morgansloss1\/gavin-newsom-best-tweets?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gavin Newsom Has Been Roasting MAGA Left And Right, And WOW, Is It Entertaining;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gavin Newsom Has Been Roasting MAGA Left And Right, And WOW, Is It Entertaining<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/edmazza\/jimmy-kimmel-donald-trump-death-rumor?utm_source=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read it on BuzzFeed.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Read it on BuzzFeed.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel returned from his lengthy annual summer break and tried to track down the origin of rumors&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[265],"tags":[31633,356,18,117,2445,19,17,7613,31632,128],"class_list":{"0":"post-41808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-alberto-rodriguez","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-getty-images","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-jimmy-kimmel","16":"tag-mandel-ngan","17":"tag-tv"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}