{"id":2573445,"date":"2026-02-25T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kimmel-carps-over-trumps-record-breaking-state-of-the-union\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:36:11","slug":"kimmel-carps-over-trumps-record-breaking-state-of-the-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kimmel-carps-over-trumps-record-breaking-state-of-the-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimmel carps over Trump&#8217;s record-breaking State of the Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkimmel-carps-over-trumps-record-breaking-state-of-the-union%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2573445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel criticized Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union address for its extreme length, noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-you-havent-quit-watching-fox-news-yet-watch-this-clip-of-leland-vittert-laughing-at-a-trump-spokeswoman-and-you-will-video\/\" title=\"If You Haven&#039;t Quit Watching FOX News Yet... Watch this Clip of Leland Vittert laughing at a Trump Spokeswoman and You Will -- VIDEO\">trump spoke<\/a> to Congress for 108 minutes, the longest yet and a new record beyond last year\u2019s 100 minutes. Kimmel joked that the president should be \u201cplayed off\u201d by an orchestra, suggesting an exit around 90 minutes, and he even teased additional quips about the speech\u2019s duration and content.The piece also notes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-judiciary-chairman-says-gun-control-is-top-priority\/\" title=\"Senate Judiciary Chairman Says Gun Control Is \u2018Top Priority\u2019\">partisan split<\/a> in reception: Republicans praised the address as a prosperous retelling of their messaging, while Democrats dismissed it as rambling and incoherent. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late-night hosts echoed similar jokes<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-praise-gop-leader-mccarthy-for-filibuster-length-speech-ahead-of-bbb-vote\/\" title=\"Republicans Praise GOP Leader McCarthy for Filibuster-... Speech Ahead of BBB Vote\">lengthy speech<\/a>, and the article includes references to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-pushes-back-after-apple-blocks-social-media-site-from-app-store\/\" title=\"Parler Pushes Back After Apple Blocks Social Media Site From App Store\">related stories<\/a> and media commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jimmy Kimmel carps over Trump&rsquo;s record-breaking State of the Union: &lsquo;Play him off&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2515414\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s critics voiced their displeasure over his record-breaking State of the Union address, with longtime rival <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"570\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> harping over the speech&rsquo;s length.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke to Congress for 108 minutes, breaking the record of 100 minutes he set last year. He had warned previously that the address would be &ldquo;a long speech because we have so much to talk about.&rdquo; Kimmel, with newfound resistance laurels over his brief firing over a joke about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, led the charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4469586\/melania-trump-wears-dolce-gabbana-2026-state-of-the-union\/\">Melania Trump wears Dolce &amp; Gabbana to 2026 State of the Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4458858\/fox-nation-releasing-four-part-documentary-david\/\">Fox Nation releasing four-part documentary on David: King of Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4469718\/robert-de-niro-joins-democrats-protest-trump\/\">Robert De Niro joins Democrats to protest Trump at &#8216;State of the Swamp&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;They do need to hire an orchestra to play him off like the Oscars. At the stroke of 90 minutes, go straight into &lsquo;Y.M.C.A.&rsquo; and end it,&rdquo; Kimmel joked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The speech went on so long, Kristi Noem&rsquo;s dog shot itself,&rdquo; he said at another point.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel also compared Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies to the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump applauded the efforts of a World War II vet who liberated an internment camp, at the same time he is building new ones here in the United States,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Most other criticisms focused on the speech&rsquo;s length, driven in part by Trump&rsquo;s repeated awarding of medals to military servicemen and heckling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh yeah, I think we&rsquo;re all expecting that. You&rsquo;re incapable of being brief. Even if you were just going to read a haiku, I would expect two intermissions,&rdquo; late-night host Seth Meyers said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4470556\/these-people-are-crazy-six-takeaways-from-trumps-state-of-the-union\/\"><strong>&lsquo;THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY&rsquo;: SIX TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP&rsquo;S STATE OF THE UNION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump told us in advance that the speech was going to be long and, for once, he was telling the truth,&rdquo; Jimmy Fallon said.<\/p>\n<p>The wider reception of Trump&rsquo;s speech was predictably divided along partisan lines, with Republicans hailing it as a great address that retook framing around messaging, while Democrats decried it as rambling and incoherent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kimmel mocks Trump&#8217;s record SOTU, jokes to end it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2573446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262903668.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6672,4793,74543,74074,3634],"class_list":["post-2573445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-commentary","tag-kimmel","tag-latenight","tag-stateoftheunion","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262903668.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573445"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573449,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573445\/revisions\/2573449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}