Jimmy Kimmel roasts Trump for ‘lying about a crowd that wasn’t there’ outside trial courthouse

Jimmy Kimmel slammed Donald Trump on Tuesday for lying about “a crowd that wasn’t there” outside the Manhattan courthouse where his hush money trial is taking place.

Mr Trump, 77, is currently on trial in New York accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an alleged bid to cover up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

He allegedlypaid Ms Daniels, 45, $130,000 in October 2016 in exchange for her silence over a 2006 affair the actor claimed they had.

Mr Trump has denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him, which he has claimed are politically motivated to stop him from winning the 2024 election.

Amid his campaign for the presidency, the former president has called on his supporters to rally outside the courthouse where the trial is taking place.

“GO OUT AND PEACEFULLY PROTEST. RALLY BEHIND MAGA. SAVE OUR COUNTRY,” he wrote on Truth Social on Monday.

But his pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears, with the streets surrounding the courthouse mostly empty of Trump supporters on Monday morning, according to The New York Times.

Jimmy Kimmel was quick to pick up on the lack of visible support for the former president, who is also involved in three other criminal cases.

Donald Trump’s “popularity seems to be losing steam”, he said.

“He seems to be less popular each day and he cannot deal with it. Donald Trump may be full of gas, but his supporters seem to be running out,” the late-night host added, before cutting to a clip of the seemingly empty streets outside the courthouse.

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“As you can see, no one