‘Dumbest Republican lie yet’: Jimmy Kimmel roasts Trump over AI cat memes after Harris debate showdown

Jimmy Kimmel has compared Kamala Harris’s performance in the presidential debate against Donald Trump to “the Lion King when Simba came back to avenge Mufasa.”

The comedian fired off the one-liner on Jimmy Kimmel Live in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday night’s debate where he also mocked Trump for posting “insane” AI-generated cat memes and for repeating the wild, fake news story about Haitian immigrants eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio.

“So much insanity coming out of thisRepublican campaign,” Kimmel said. “On the day of the debate he’s posting cat memes. Do you think he even knows they’re AI?”

“These memes are part of what might be the dumbest Republican lie yet,” he added, referring to the rumor about Haitians spread by Trump’s running mate JD Vance.

“The one thing his handlers begged him not to mention was the Haitians eating pets,” Kimmel said.

“So what does he do?” he asked, before playing the clip to laughter from his audience.

Earlier on debate day, Trump posted a number of cat-related AI images on Truth Social, including one depicting a cat wearing a MAGA baseball cap holding a gun, and another of the former president on a plane surrounded by cats and ducks.

Kimmel also shared one Trump fan’s AI image depicting him running away from two men of color, with a cat under each arm.

“I can buy Trump grabbing two p*****s at once… I just can’t imagine him running,” the host quipped.

Donald Trump Jr had also shared a bizarre AI image of his father on the back of a giant cat holding a gun, captioned: “Save our pets!!!!!”

On his late-night show, Kimmel also pointed to reports that Trump’s advisers had reportedly been anxious over whether “happy Trump” or “angry Trump” would show up on the night of the debate