Overview
- President Donald Trump’s hastily scheduled national address aired live across major networks and interrupted season finales including Survivor and The Floor.
- Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert mocked the timing and framing of the speech, with Colbert explaining he declined to go live because of the late notice.
- On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel read new White House plaques that disparage past presidents, including one labeling Joe Biden the worst in U.S. history, stressing the plaques were real.
- Kimmel also referenced a Senate hearing that questioned FCC chair Brendan Carr over Kimmel’s temporary suspension, criticizing the process and outcome.
- Former vice president Kamala Harris, appearing on Kimmel’s show, said the moment was not normal and pointed to Trump’s remarks about Rob Reiner and the new plaques as examples.