Jimmy Kimmel jokes Trump went to border ‘for the taco bowls’ after ex-president’s lie-ridden campaign speech

Jimmy Kimmel skewered Donald Trump for his Texas speech which was filled with falsehoods and lies and his team’s hypocritical statement that the president was only at the border for political reasons.

Both the president and the former president were at the United States southern border on Thursday in separate visits; while Joe Biden was meeting with border agents, Mr Trump delivered another wild campaign speech, much of it focused on falsehoods about migrants crossing into the country.

The Trump campaign accused Mr Biden of going to the border only as a “last-minute, insincere attempt to chase president Trump,” adding “not because they actually want to solve the problem, but because they know Biden is losing terribly”.

“The Trump campaign is accusing the president of travelling to the border for political reasons, whereas Trump went there for the taco bowls, you know,” Kimmel said, appearing to throwback to a social media post that Mr Trump made during his 2016 presidential campaign.

In a picture posted in the lead-up to the elections eight years ago, he is seen eating a massive taco bowl and giving a grin and thumbs up to the camera. He captioned the post, “Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics,” a strong statement, considering he spent his 2016 campaigninsulting and putting out false claims about Mexicans.

Back to the present day, Mr Biden ended up offering something of an olive branch to his presidential rival, calling on Mr Trump to help him pass the bipartisan border security bill that has so far been halted by Mr Trump and his supporters.

“Instead of playing politics with the issue, why don’t we just get together and get it done?” Mr Biden said during his visit.

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