On his Tuesday show, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel sought to explain why ticket sales for the Kennedy Center have fallen since President Trump named himself chairman. Through a satirical ad from Trump, Kimmel claimed the answer lies in anti-woke programming that is also pro-Nazi.
Kimmel introduced the ad with one of his usual negative nicknames for Trump, “When Trump took over, he promised he would get rid of all the woke programming at the Kennedy Center and make it hot again, and I have to say, Fatty LuPone has lined up an absolutely MAGA-nificient lineup of new shows.”
In the ad, Fake Trump began by promoting some Nazi projects by Kanye West:
Hello everyone, it’s your favorite president and Kennedy Center Chairman, me, with major news. We've got some fantastic new shows lined up, but I made a few minor changes just like I did to the East Wing. And they're going to be great shows. Like Kanye West Side Story. We love Kanye and this one's going to be too good to not see. Get it? ‘Nazi.’ Kanye is also directing our next project, Hitler On The Roof. Hitler goes up on the roof and turns out to have some very reasonable things to say.
Fake Trump then rolled on to the next bit of programming, “Next, we've got a classic: Guys and Dolls: Are The Only Two Genders and we don't want guys in the dolls’ locker room, do we folks? Unless it's me, then it's fine.”
Is Kimmel honestly trying to suggest that believing there are only two genders is somehow on the same level as Hitler apologia?
Gross inferences aside, the ad concluded with some more upcoming attractions:
Then I'm excited for White Hamilton. The first Hamilton with an all-white cast. The Founding Fathers were all white. A lot of people don't know that. But it's true. We've got Shut Up About The Rent, Kristi Get Your Gun, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Because My Dad Is President, Chicago Is A Hellhole, The Really Long Wiz. Thirteen Diet Cokes is a lot. That road didn't start out yellow. Aladdin Lives in El Salvador now. Back where he belongs. And my personal favorite: The King Is I. So, come check out the full season, and I'll see you at the theater. Right after the renovations.
Despite what some people may say, conservatism or anti-wokeness has nothing to do with Nazism. They never have, and they never will, and no amount of bad puns will change that.
Here is a transcript for the November 4 show:
ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live!
11/4/2025
11:40 PM ET
JIMMY KIMMEL: When Trump took over, he promised he would get rid of all the woke programming at the Kennedy Center and make it hot again, and I have to say, Fatty LuPone has lined up an absolutely MAGA-nificient lineup of new shows.
FAKE DONALD TRUMP: Hello everyone, it’s your favorite president and Kennedy Center Chairman: me, with major news. We've got some fantastic new shows lined up, but I made a few minor changes just like I did to the East Wing. And they're going to be great shows. Like Kanye West Side Story. We love Kanye and this one's going to be too good to not see. Get it? "Nazi."
Kanye is also directing our next project, Hitler On The Roof. Hitler goes up on the roof and turns out to have some very reasonable things to say.
Next, we've got a classic: Guys and Dolls: Are The Only Two Genders and we don't want guys in the dolls’ locker room, do we folks? Unless it's me, then it's fine.
Then I'm excited for White Hamilton. The first Hamilton with an all-white cast. The Founding Fathers were all white. A lot of people don't know that. But it's true. We've got Shut Up About The Rent, Kristi Get Your Gun, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Because My Dad Is President, Chicago Is A Hellhole, The Really Long Wiz. Thirteen Diet Cokes is a lot. That road didn't start out yellow.
Aladdin Lives in El Salvador now. Back where he belongs. And my personal favorite: The King Is I. So, come check out the full season, and I'll see you at the theater. Right after the renovations.
