Overview
- In a Tuesday monologue, Jimmy Kimmel criticized President Donald Trump after the U.S. operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
- Kimmel suggested the timing was meant to deflect from a sexual scandal, quipping that the Epstein files were damaging enough to prompt an invasion.
- He said Maduro and his wife were seized in Caracas and flown to New York, presenting the claim as part of his commentary on the raid.
- He mocked the reported operation title, “Operation Resolución Absoluta,” joking it sounded generated by ChatGPT, and played a clip of Trump saying the U.S. would keep part of Venezuelan oil.
- The monologue extended Kimmel’s long‑running feud with Trump, recalling his brief 2025 suspension from ABC that was reversed after public and industry pushback.