Host Jimmy Kimmel mocked a White House post portraying Donald Trump as the new James Bond.
The image, shared on the White House’s official social media accounts, showed Trump on a poster inspired by the 007 franchise, wearing a tuxedo and holding a silenced pistol. The post appeared just days after Amazon MGM announced it had officially begun the search for the next actor to play James Bond.
During Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host joked about the post, saying that “007 is his approval rating now,” referring to the president’s popularity numbers. Kimmel also made jokes about other AI-generated images recently shared by Trump and his team.
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“He posted an image of himself walking with a handcuffed alien. Why? We don’t know. All we know for sure is that the alien looks like he does CrossFit. He’s in very good shape,” Kimmel joked during the segment.
Kimmel also criticized the White House’s focus on continuing to post humorous content while the country faces rising living costs and political tensions.
“Imagine being a very unpopular president in the middle of a very unpopular war. The cost of everything is skyrocketing. Gas is very expensive. And you’re spending your time posting online about how [hot] you are, how you captured an alien, and why you should be the next James Bond,” the host lamented.
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