Jimmy Kimmel on Monday said President Donald Trump spent months pressuring Republicans to block a discharge petition that would force the release of files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Which is exactly what someone who’s totally innocent and has nothing to hide would do,” Kimmel said.
With the discharge petition now expected to easily pass in the House, the president shifted tactics, claiming he supports the release of the files related to Epstein, who was once his friend.
The issue has even driven a wedge between Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who was once one of his biggest supporters. Trump pulled his endorsement of Greene and attacked her on Truth Social as “Wacky Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Remember, Green turns to Brown when there is ROT involved!)”
The late night host said, “He’s so upset he couldn’t even come up with a decent nickname for her.”
Kimmel also spotted something even more unusual: Music at the White House being played so loud it could be heard around the area.
“Nothing to see there,” Kimmel said. “Just the president alone in the White House blasting ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at full volume while rage tweeting about how everybody’s out to get him.”
The White House has a new speaker system that Trump can control from an iPad, and reportedly took full advantage of it on Friday. In addition to “Phantom of the Opera,” he also played other tunes ― including an Elton John classic.
“The music he’s playing is ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me,’” Kimmel pointed out. “But don’t read anything into that.”
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