Jimmy Kimmel Returns From Break to Size Up Trump’s Summer: ‘We Both Accomplished Nothing’

After three months of summer break, Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves on Tuesday with a brutal assessment of what President Donald Trump had accomplished while he was gone – only to find the pair had “one thing in common” on that front.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host began by thanking the guests who’d stepped in behind his desk throughout his hiatus, including Jelly Roll and Rosie O’Donnell, both of whom also waded into politics during their stints – before he got right back into it himself.

The late-night host used much of his monologue to take stock of the country since he left for vacation in June, rattling through a series of problems he said remained stubbornly familiar.

“When I left for summer break in the middle of June, this country was a mess. We were at war with Iran at that time. Gas prices were high at that time. Inflation was high. Mitch McConnell was either alive or dead. Nobody seemed to have any idea which,” Kimmel said, adding: “The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was a big green slop hole.”

“And now, only three months later, I am so pleased to report that thanks to your favorite president, DJ Jazzy Donald, every one of those problems has been solved. We made America great again!” he cheered.

When the audience booed, Kimmel feigned confusion: “Why isn’t everyone standing up and clapping? It said on Truth Social he made America great again.”

He added: “Are you telling me the president of the United States had three full months and spent $20 million and couldn’t even get a pool cleaned? Is it possible he’s been pumping in Diet Coke, because I thought he was supposed to drain the swamp? He turned it into gravy instead.”

Kimmel then took a swipe at Trump’s approval numbers, rising gas prices, and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz as he assessed the president’s summer: “At this point, Blockbuster Video has a better chance of reopening than the Strait of Hormuz.”

In one last backhand at Trump, Kimmel sniped, “You know, Donald Trump and I have one thing in common: We both accomplished nothing all summer long.”

Watch above via ABC.

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