Jimmy Kimmel roasted Vice President JD Vance on Thursday night for being reassigned from negotiating an end to the Iran war to a new assignment targeting corruption in Democrat-run cities and states, as HuffPost reported.
Jimmy Kimmel Targets JD Vance During Thursday Monologue
- Jimmy Kimmel targeted Vice President JD Vance during his late-night opening monologue on Thursday.
- President Donald Trump redirected Vance from Iran peace talks to rooting out domestic corruption.
- The late-night host offered a satirical “hot lead” involving border czar Tom Homan.
The comedian opened his Thursday monologue by reviewing the diplomatic role President Donald Trump assigned to Vice President JD Vance earlier in the week. “That’s right. The guy who had trouble negotiating the purchase of a donut was going to meet with the Iranians and settle this war,” Kimmel quipped on the broadcast.
Yet, on Thursday morning, Trump announced via Truth Social that Vance had been redirected to “focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States.” Kimmel translated the sudden shift for his audience by suggesting Trump feared Vance might actually succeed in ending the conflict.
“Trump realized, ‘Oh, no. If Vance is successful, he will get the credit for ending this war.’ And that’s Trump’s nightmare,” Kimmel said. The host added that putting Vance in charge of rooting out corruption was “so ridiculous,” noting that “Trump telling you to root out corruption is like Colonel Sanders telling you to root out cholesterol.”
The Hot Lead in Texas
Kimmel offered a suggestion for where the vice president could begin his new domestic assignment. Last year, the Justice Department dropped a criminal bribery investigation into border czar Tom Homan, who was investigated for reportedly accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen during a 2024 sting operation involving potential government contracts.
“And Trump hired [Homan] after that,” Kimmel pointed out, according to HuffPost. “JD, while you’re sniffing around for this corruption, that happened in Texas, which is now a blue state. So get in there and investigate! That’s a hot lead!”
| Event / Assignment | Initial Role | Revised Assignment | Date Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Day Appearance | Presidential Ceremony | Arlington National Cemetery | November 11 |
| Foreign Policy Task | Negotiate Iran War | Reassigned | Earlier in week |
Salt in The Wound
Kimmel expanded his list of targeted regions during the bit. “While you’re at it, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, all blue states now. Pretty soon you might even be headed to Alaska! Who knows?” Kimmel said.
Concluding the segment, Kimmel mused on the vice president’s apparent frustration over the swift change in portfolios. “Wouldn’t you love to know how pissed JD Vance was when this [landed]! He almost had a real job to do, he was so close,” Kimmel said, before referencing Dennis Rodman as a past unorthodox envoy.
