AceShowbiz - Jimmy Kimmel delivered a harsh critique of President Donald Trump’s recent State of the Union address during his Tuesday night monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Kimmel dubbed the speech the "Forgettysburg Address," mocking the president’s tone and content while also highlighting the controversial appointment of JD Vance to lead a new "war on fraud."

Opening his monologue, Kimmel sarcastically summarized the speech, saying, "Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to let us know that everything’s going great, we have no problems at all and, if we do, they’re Joe Biden’s fault." He then questioned how long Trump would continue to use that excuse, asking, "I wonder how many years he’s going to squeeze out of that excuse, huh?" The late-night host suggested the address was designed to convince Americans they are doing better than they really are.

Kimmel poked fun at Trump’s claim that "We are winning so much. We don’t know what to do with it," joking that this confusion is typical of "old people who only watch Fox News." He also noted the speech’s length, which reportedly surpassed every other State of the Union in history, quipping, "The fact that he’s 79 years old and spoke uninterrupted for almost two hours, it’s the only proof I’ll ever need that he wears a diaper."

Highlighting public opinion, Kimmel pointed out that only 32% of Americans felt Trump had the right priorities heading into the speech. He then noted Trump’s announcement assigning JD Vance to lead the "war on fraud." The comedian ridiculed this move, comparing it to O.J. Simpson’s infamous promise to find the real killer, implying the effort would be futile.

The segment also addressed a significant omission from the speech: the Trump-Epstein files. Kimmel reminded viewers of an NPR report released just before the address, revealing that the Justice Department withheld 53 pages from FBI interviews with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse as a teenager. The late-night host responded with disbelief, saying, "I thought he got rid of NPR."

Directly confronting the U.S. attorney general, Kimmel said, "Hey, Pam Bondi, cancel your blowout. We’ve got heinous crimes to investigate here!" He expressed frustration over the continued secrecy surrounding the files, accusing officials of hypocrisy for allowing the documents to remain hidden.

Kimmel emphasized the uncertainty about whether President Trump was involved in or aware of any crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein, describing how "the people who work for the president blacked out his name a bunch of times and made interviews disappear." This censorship, he said, leaves many questions unanswered.

Concluding his remarks, Kimmel suggested the best course for Trump, who he said is "sure did nothing wrong," would be to order the full release of the Epstein files with all redactions removed. This, he said, would allow the president to demonstrate his innocence. He added a sarcastic note about FBI Director Kash Patel’s vow to find the missing pages, jesting that it would only happen "as long as they happen to be in the shower of the U.S. men’s gold medal-winning hockey team."

The critical and comedic dissection of the State of the Union speech and the Epstein files controversy underscored Kimmel’s skepticism of the administration’s narratives and transparency. His remarks combined humor with pointed political commentary, reflecting widespread public scrutiny of the president’s actions and statements.