{"id":619732,"date":"2026-02-27T10:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/619732\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:52:15","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-burns-trump-with-an-absolutely-historic-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/619732\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Burns Trump With An Absolutely Historic Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entertainment\/topic\/jimmy-kimmel\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Jimmy Kimmel\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/entertainment\/topic\/jimmy-kimmel\" 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=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> on Thursday gave President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Donald Trump\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\" 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=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> a lesson in recent history \u2015 and he did so in a backhanded response to FCC Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/brendan-carr\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Brendan Carr\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/brendan-carr\" 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=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brendan Carr<\/a>, a key MAGA ally. <\/p>\n<p>Kimmel was briefly pulled off the air last year after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/jimmy-kimmel-trump-carr-fcc_n_68d15e22e4b03fb4d93333ff\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"threats\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68d15e22e4b03fb4d93333ff\" 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\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">threats<\/a> by Carr, who was appointed to his position by Trump, over comments he made about the suspect in the killing of conservative activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Charlie Kirk\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/charlie-kirk\" 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=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Carr is <a href=\"https:\/\/tvnewscheck.com\/programming\/article\/fccs-carr-announces-pledge-america-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"urging broadcasters\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/tvnewscheck.com\/programming\/article\/fccs-carr-announces-pledge-america-campaign\/\" 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=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">urging broadcasters<\/a> to run content that \u201cpromotes civic education, national pride and our shared history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"Donald Trump speaks to Brendan Carr on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/69a155aa2700007a6f472477.jpeg\" \/>Donald Trump speaks to Brendan Carr on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Bell via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel said he\u2019s ready to help. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though he tried to get me fired, I have taken the commissioner\u2019s words to heart,\u201d Kimmel said, then introduced his latest \u201cThis Day In American History\u201d segment.<\/p>\n<p>This installment included a reminder of what Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Marco Rubio\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/news\/topic\/marco-rubio\" 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=\"6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> said about his future boss exactly 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never stop until we keep a con man from taking over the party of Reagan and the conservative movement,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cHe\u2019s a con man.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rubio and Trump were bitter rivals during the 2016 Republican presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"Marco Rubio and Donald Trump have a tense moment during the March 3, 2016, debate in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)\" width=\"720\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/69a14f58270000cf6d472463.jpeg\" \/>Marco Rubio and Donald Trump have a tense moment during the March 3, 2016, debate in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/p>\n<p>Trump mocked Rubio as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/marco-rubio-apologize-donald-trump-penis_n_574af1a5e4b03ede4415112b\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Little Marco\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"574af1a5e4b03ede4415112b\" 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=\"7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Little Marco<\/a>,\u201d and dismissed him as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2016-election\/donald-trump-has-small-hands-marco-rubio-says-n527791\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"lightweight\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2016-election\/donald-trump-has-small-hands-marco-rubio-says-n527791\" 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=\"8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lightweight<\/a>\u201d and a \u201cchoker.\u201d Trump also mocked Rubio for sweating, calling it \u201cdisgusting\u201d and saying it showed he was a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-35674780\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"nervous basket case\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69a13065e4b059e1adf34e06\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-35674780\" 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=\"9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nervous basket case<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After Trump won the presidency, however, Rubio became a key ally in the Senate \u2015something Trump rewarded when he returned to the White House by picking him to be secretary of state. <\/p>\n<p>See more in Kimmel\u2019s Thursday night monologue: <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday gave President Donald Trump a lesson in recent history \u2015 and he did so&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":619733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[51396,69,171,11171,410,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-619732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-brendan-carr","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-jimmy-kimmel","12":"tag-marco-rubio","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116142220719065136","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}