Jimmy Kimmel’s response to Donald Trump’s guilty verdict aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 30, 2024—the same day the New York hush-money trial jury returned its verdict. The episode’s official listing says Trump was found guilty on 34 counts and describes Kimmel and Guillermo reenacting events in the courtroom. It is topical satire, not a factual account of the trial.
What Kimmel said about the verdict
Kimmel opened with a joke that made his tone unmistakable: “After seven long weeks, the courtroom is empty and Donald Trump’s diaper is full.” TVLine attributed that line to the monologue. It was ridicule aimed at Trump’s reaction to the verdict, not neutral reporting.
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The Guardian and TVLine characterized the response as a rewritten monologue that joked about the verdict, Trump, and the jury. The show’s official episode description says Kimmel and Guillermo reenacted events in the courtroom.
Why the monologue was rewritten
The verdict arrived as the episode was being prepared. A transcript excerpt says the show rewrote the monologue after the news came in and notes that the verdict itself was not televised. That timing made the episode an immediate response to the day’s news rather than a segment prepared in advance.
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Where to watch the May 30 segment
The official Jimmy Kimmel Live! YouTube listing identifies the episode as dated May 30, 2024, and describes its coverage of Trump being found guilty on 34 counts. The figure is the wording used in the episode listing; this segment is a comedy response, not a source for legal detail.
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Kimmel’s episode and the verdict both date to May 30, 2024. ABC News published a report on Trump speaking about the verdict the following day, May 31, placing the monologue among the first wave of public reactions.
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