By Katherine Tinsley
10:55am PDT, Jun 14, 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel slammed
Donald Trump in the monologue on the Thursday, June 12, episode of his eponymous show after the president went to the Kennedy Center to see a performance of
Les Misérables.
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Donald Trump's administration sent the National Guard to Los Angeles after residents began protesting ICE's mass deportations over the weekend of June 6. MAGA has widely characterized the mostly peaceful protests as dangerous riots.
"We are coming to you from the post-apocalyptic hellscape of Los Angeles. Somehow, we managed to survive another night. Wow. Give yourselves a round of applause," Kimmel joked, referencing how Trump's team has exaggerated the situation in L.A.
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While Donald Trump was able to enjoy a musical, tensions in California continue to rise.
"I mean, you were able to dodge the pipe bombs and the hand grenades to get in here? It's like 'Grand Theft Auto' meets 'The Walking Dead' out there, you know?"
Jimmy Kimmel joked.
"But there was no curfew in Washington last night, where it was opening night for the new and
MAGA-friendly Kennedy Center, led by Donald Trump, their self-appointed chairman of the board," he continued.
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Les Misérables is a musical that highlights the inequality that led to the French Revolution, but
Jimmy Kimmel noted how ironic it is that Donald Trump saw the play while being accused of wanting to be a king himself.
"It's a musical largely about a revolution. It's the people standing up against their king," the comedian noted.
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"The rebellion happens in act two [of
Les Misérables]. Or, I should say, it
usually happens in act two. After act one last night, [Donald] Trump called in the National Guard and squashed the whole thing,"
Jimmy Kimmel joked.
"I have to say, Trump going to see
Les Misérables right now is like
Kanye [West] going to
Fiddler on the Roof.' It's like
Diddy going to see
Grease right now," Kimmel continued. "Usually when Trump watches a staged rebellion, it's Fox News coverage of the 'riots' here in L.A."
