Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s election integrity push: ‘Like Bill Cosby telling you he’ll watch your drink for you’
Late-night hosts mocked Donald Trump’s mail-in voting as he tries to end mail-in voting, ICE agents in US airports and a mysterious “gift” from Iran.On Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host checked in on Donald Trump’s efforts to pass the so-called Save America act.The sweeping restrictive voting bill would require proof of US citizenship for new voters and end mail-in voting, or what Trump called “mail-in cheating”.“That’s right, he prefers in-person cheating,” Kimmel quipped.“He keeps saying that it was brought to his attention today that we’re the only country that does mail-in voting – when is someone going to step in and tell him that’s not true?” he continued.
“Thirty-four countries have mail-in voting.All the countries that have mail have mail-in voting.”Trump made those comments on Monday.On Tuesday, he voted by mail in Florida, for a special local election (a Democrat, Emily Gregory, flipped the state seat for the district that contains Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate).“He’s unbelievable,” said Kimmel.
“Donald Trump claiming he wants to protect election integrity is like Bill Cosby telling you he’ll watch your drink for you,”In other news, Trump claimed that “progress” was made with Iran thanks to a mysterious gift,As Trump explained at a press briefing: “They did something yesterday that was amazing, they gave us a present, and a present arrived today,It was a very big present, worth a lot of money … a very significant prize,”“What kind of present did they send?” Kimmel wondered.
“Did they give him a Vitamix? Is he sure it’s safe to open this present when he gets it? Who would have ever guessed he could be easily manipulated by expensive gifts? Maybe they gave him a medal that says like ‘world’s greatest enemy’, or something,”On The Daily Show, Josh Johnson looked at the deployment of federal agents in US airports plagued by long lines, thanks to the partial government shutdown,“The good news is that Trump sent people to help TSA,The bad news is those people are ICE,” Johnson explained before clips of the agents milling about, hanging around and talking among themselves at several airports,“You’re telling me ICE agents are showing up to the airport and doing absolutely nothing? Well then it’s my honor to present the award for Most Improved Agency,” he added.
To ICE, he said: “You’re not doing anything, and honestly thank God! Keep doing what you’re not doing.“Maybe this is the best possible scenario for ICE,” Johnson continued.“Sending them to the airport could be like an after-school program for them, you know? I know they’re just standing around, but it’s keeping them off the streets.“Look, it was always obvious that sending ICE to airports wasn’t going to help,” he concluded.“The problem was that TSA agents weren’t getting paid.
So they’re quitting and calling out sick,Having other random federal agencies still not be TSA isn’t going to fix that,“Stop sending other agencies! You’re not going to make the security line shorter,You’re just going to make the Starbucks line longer,”And on Late Night, Seth Meyers recapped Trump’s visit to Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, where he signed a guitar with a Sharpie.
“I’m sorry, you can’t sign someone else’s guitar,” Meyers said.“How would you like it if I signed your … subpoenas?”During his visit, Trump asked an employee if he could have taken Elvis in a fight.“I gotta hand it to Trump, it’s pretty hard to come up with an Elvis question that a Graceland employee has never heard,” Meyers quipped.At a roundtable event while he was in Memphis, Trump praised the FBI director, Kash Patel, and said: “Once you get to know him, he’s a wonderful guy.”“Man, he is the master of the backhanded compliment,” said Meyers before imitating Trump: “Kash Patel, when you first meet him, he’s the worst, just awful, but then you get used to him, you know like when you break your arm and have to wear a cast.
”And in a new interview, Trump claimed that his new White House ballroom would be protected from the outside and that if a drone hits it, it “just explodes and just blows away”.“Well … sounds like they’ve been showing him cartoons,” Meyers said.
Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC
The International Olympic Committee has banned transgender women and DSD athletes from the female category of events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and future Games.Kirsty Coventry, the president of the IOC, said the landmark decision had been taken because “it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category”.The IOC has also confirmed that all athletes wanting to compete in the female category at future Olympics will have to undergo a one-off SRY (sex determining region Y gene) screening to detect their biological sex. Usually that is done via an unintrusive cheek-swab or saliva test.Coventry said the decision, which applies to elite individual and team sports, was based on science and would protect the fairness and safety of women’s sport
Why Max Verstappen gave me my marching orders from a press conference | Giles Richards
In the grand scheme of things I enjoy a remarkably privileged career, paid to cover Formula One, a sport I have loved since 1976. So I am loth to complain, but was deeply disappointed when Max Verstappen chose to eject me from his press conference on Thursday at the Japanese Grand Prix over a question asked at the end of last season.Our first face-to-face in 2026 came at Suzuka when it turned out the Dutchman had a positively elephantine recollection. When he saw me he stared, smiled and declared he would not speak until I left. In the course of a brief 30-second exchange, he told me to “get out”
Rams star Puka Nacua sued over alleged antisemitic remark and biting incident
Star Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua has been sued by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder on New Year’s Eve. The civil lawsuit was filed this week in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. The suit also cites gender violence and negligence.Madison Atiabi and her attorney, Joseph Kar, claim Nacua said “fuck all Jews” during a New Year’s Eve dinner in Los Angeles last year. Atiabi is Jewish and says she “immediately felt uncomfortable and emotionally distressed” when the wide receiver made the comments
Keely Hodgkinson pokes fun at West Ham over world championships stadium dispute
Keely Hodgkinson has playfully poked fun at West Ham after it emerged they could ruin London’s chances of hosting the 2029 World Athletics Championships.Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, has made it clear he wants those world championships to be held in September as a finale to the athletics season. However, West Ham do not want to give up the London Stadium for approximately three weeks for the event as their season will have started.Hodgkinson, who won the World Indoor Championship 800m on Sunday, made her feeling’s clear on Tuesday when she responded to a story on X saying “London’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships is in jeopardy”.“The GB team will bring back more medals to that stadium than West Ham have seen in their entire history,” she wrote, before adding hand over the mouth, laughing and heart emojis
The nerdy, authentic Oklahoma City Thunder are a breath of fresh air
The relatable, endearing authenticity of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the defending NBA champions is a wonder to beholdWinter is over, though perhaps most NBA fans feel as if it’s just beginning. After a midseason slump, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won 12 of their last 13 games They’re clinging to a slim but steady three-game lead over the San Antonio Spurs atop the otherwise chaotic Western Conference. (The Lakers are good now? The Nuggets can’t find their footing? The Rockets can’t even stand up?) The Thunder’s flirtation with vulnerability was fun, but the defending champions look as invincible now as they did during their 24-1 run to begin the season. So, now as then, with nothing to criticize in the Thunder’s basketball, we are compelled to discuss their character and vibes.Reviews are usually poor
MLB 2026 predictions: are the Dodgers inevitable? Maybe not …
The World Series champions have somehow become even stronger. But there are a few teams who could stop them from retaining their titleA welcome introduction. Recent years have seen a tactical flattening of the game with the introduction of the universal DH, the banning of the shift and the three-batter minimum rule, but this adds an interesting wrinkle to game management. The league table of catchers’ challenge percentages will be fascinating. AEThe robo-ump makes me sick, but I also didn’t love the pitch clock and I could never go back to 3hr 45min games
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