Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Donald Trump for Missing Don Jr. and Bettina's Weekend Wedding
The political free-for-all that is the Jimmy Kimmelvs. Donald Trump free speech feud just took another turn. After the president declined to attend his son, Donald Trump Jr.'s, weekend wedding to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, the late-night host roasted Trump and his so-called excuses.
On Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel started the show with a scathing monologue, poking fun at the president for his very noticeable absence: "DJ TJ and his new bride, Bettina, were married on Saturday on a small island in the Bahamas. It was a small ceremony with about 40 guests, none of whom were his father."
Kimmel continued, "Daddy Donald sent his RSVP via Truth Social. He wrote, ‘While I very much wanted to be with my son Don Jr. and the newest member of the Trump family, his soon-to-be wife Bettina, circumstances pertaining to government and my love for the United States of America do not allow me to do so.' See, he can be warm when he wants to. He loves Don Jr. He just loves the United States more. He had circumstances pertaining to government to get to."
The comedian's critique didn't stop there. Kimmel added an Epstein reference, saying, "And also, flying to a private island makes him miss his friend Jeffrey, who he lost."
Kimmel's monologue went on to point out, " The president, I mean, this is a guy who golfs two, three times a week. He's going to UFC fights with Vanilla Ice. He was too busy for his son's wedding?"
The roast went on, with Kimmel joking, "But he did say Don and Bettina are going to have a great marriage, and this is a man who knows a great marriage. He's had three of them himself. Poor Don Jr. Without his father, you know, they had to scramble to find somebody else to make a 90-minute toast about windmills and transgender weightlifters."
Before moving on to the next topic du jour, Kimmel added, "Don Jr. and Bettina are reportedly still planning to celebrate their marriage at the White House. And the president and first lady are expected to attend that event. Well, you'd hope so. They live there. Can you imagine if they didn't show up to that one, too? We wanted to make it, but we were unable to go downstairs."
While Trump hasn't responded to Kimmel's most recent monologue, based on his reactions to the late-night host's other on-air pans of the president, chances are he'll have something to say.
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This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 9:31 AM.