Trump's "I like him a lot" on JD Vance gets the Kimmel treatment

The monologue moves from FDA inspections and rally attacks to a "Presidementia" reel, then ends with a staged Halloween news report.

Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live Story of October 30, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 3,436,051 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (181,552).

Trump’s Racism is on Full Display, Won’t Endorse JD Vance & Don Jr is All Over the Place

Among the biggest late-night channels, only Saturday Night Live and Jimmy Kimmel Live are running ahead of their usual daily pace. Kimmel's channel views have roughly doubled, and one monologue is doing much of the work: posted on October 29, it drew about 3.4 million views in its first day.

It opens with produce. A Washington Post report found that the FDA rarely inspects much of the fruit and vegetables Americans eat, and Kimmel offers a toast: "Congratulations RFK, you made America healthy again."

From there he turns to the rallies, the material behind the title's charge that Trump's racism is on full display. Trump goes after Ilhan Omar and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ("I can call you whatever the hell I want"), then targets Texas representative James Talarico over transgender children. Kimmel's reply is short: "Why are you saying this out loud?"

The title's other promise arrives about nine minutes in. Asked whether he would endorse JD Vance for president, Trump answers, "I can tell you I like him a lot," which is not quite an endorsement. Around it are a montage called "Real Moments in Presidementia," former press secretary Katie Zacharia explaining her short White House tenure on Newsmax, a ribbing for Guillermo over his Dancing with the Stars run, and a rambling clip from Donald Trump Jr.'s podcast.

The last stretch is "Breaking the News: Halloween Edition," a staged street bit in which an actor plays a ridiculous TV reporter. One of his tips for trick-or-treaters is how to tell the difference between candy and fentanyl.

Comments came in about ten times faster than on the channel's usual first day. Much of the talk is about the rally crowds, who applaud even when Trump's jokes are at their own expense, and about El-Sayed's credentials as a physician.

The same episode's interview with Gavin Newsom also passed a million views. In it, the California governor talks about a coming blue wave and says he will not run for president if Kamala Harris does.

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The numbers

Here are the figures for a monologue that started far faster than the show's usual uploads, on a day when the whole channel ran about twice its normal pace.

the video's first day

usual first day here

181,552

this video

3,436,051

subscribers

22,300,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

15,897,615,660

views per day

6,601,363

typical day: 3,188,668

the video

views

3,481,960

likes

85,108

comments

3,618

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Tonight Show Starring…

34,200,000

Jimmy Kimmel Live

22,300,000

Saturday Night Live

17,400,000

The Daily Show

14,100,000

The Late Show with Stephe…

10,700,000

LastWeekTonight

10,200,000

As of October 30, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.