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Jimmy Kimmel Mocks WHCD After Comedian Cut, Trump Attends

4/25/2026

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Jimmy Kimmel staged a mock White House Correspondents’ Dinner on his show after the official event dropped its traditional comedian.
The White House Correspondents’ Association selected mentalist Oz Pearlman as this year’s entertainer instead of a comedian.
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the dinner this weekend.
Kimmel’s monologue mocked the Trump-Epstein files, the president’s 2024 hush-money conviction, oil-and-gas policy, Melania Trump’s documentary rating, and adviser Stephen Miller.

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Jimmy Kimmel staged a mock White House Correspondents’ Dinner on his show after the official event dropped its traditional comedian.
The White House Correspondents’ Association selected mentalist Oz Pearlman as this year’s entertainer instead of a comedian.
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the dinner this weekend.
Kimmel’s monologue mocked the Trump-Epstein files, the president’s 2024 hush-money conviction, oil-and-gas policy, Melania Trump’s documentary rating, and adviser Stephen Miller.