Jimmy Kimmel, known for roasting President Donald Trump and conservatives on Live, continued to criticize the president while congratulating Pope Leo XIV.
“Congratulations to him.” “We are living in a historic era,” Kimmel said during Thursday’s (May 8) broadcast, in which he criticized Trump’s relationship with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. “We’ve got an American Pope and a Russian President. “Isn’t it incredible?”
When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen as the new pope, President Trump stated that he is excited to meet the first-ever American pope. However, Kimmel joked that the feeling might not last long.
“Wait till he finds out how many times this new pope has criticized him,” Kimmel said, likely referring to the several social media posts that have been uncovered showing Pope Leo XIV criticizing President Trump and President J.D. Vance’s policies.
Kimmel went on to say that conservative social media is “losing its mind” because “the new pope cares for the poor, the sick, and the plight of immigrants, and they don’t like it at all.”
He then shared social media posts from “looney” Laura Loomer, who called the new pope a “Marxist puppet,” and another, who said the pope’s appointment was prompting him to reconsider becoming Catholic.
“What a loss for the faith,” Kimmel responded, adding, “Trump just hit the Vatican with an 80% tariff on pointy hats.”
