Jimmy Kimmel delivers his verdict on Trump’s 60 Minutes interview: ‘You’re going to hell’

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Jimmy Kimmel has a message for Donald Trump after the president’s bombshell 60 minutes interview.

During Monday’s episode, the late-night host showed clips of Trump’s interview with CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat for a wide-ranging conversation about immigration, gas prices and mortality.

At one point in the interview, Douthat asked the president what he thought about the afterlife, to which Trump responded, “I’m a religious person, so in theory I’m going to heaven.” » After Douthat asked another follow-up question, the president added: “I don’t want to go to hell. »

Kimmel then delivered his own verdict, telling Trump, “Well, you’re going to hell.” »

He continued to applause from the audience: “It’s a little strange to say, because Jesus told us, ‘Do not judge, lest you be judged.’ But in this case, who are we kidding? You will live with the devil himself.

“You’re going to hell,” Kimmel added, “You’re going to open your eyes and pray that you look South Park. You will be in hell.

The comedian was referring to season 27 of Comedy Central South Park, in which Trump and Satan have an on-and-off romantic relationship.

Earlier in his monologue, Kimmel said White House spokesman Davis Ingle attacked him in a recent statement, which said: “Jimmy Kimmel’s case of Trump Derangement Syndrome is so advanced that it has completely rotted his peanut-sized brain. He’s far more entertaining when he’s being made fun of than when he’s being made fun of. But unfortunately, his real talent lies in his bad grades.'”

Kimmel scoffed, “Sick. Bro. You know what? You should get into a rap battle spitting dope rhymes like that.”

After Democrats took control of the House and Senate in last week’s midterm elections, the late-night host also speculated on how Trump would proceed with the remainder of his term in the White House.

“I don’t think we are prepared for the madness that this drama queen president is about to inflict on us,” he continued. “Donald Trump is a raccoon in a gym bag right now. He’s been cut off at the ankles and there are two possible paths he can take: One, he can check it out. More meetings, lots of trips to Mar-a-Lago, lots of golf with Natalie (Harp) running behind the cart, every once in a while he’ll host the Super Bowl team – that’s the best case scenario.”

Kimmel said the second option is for Trump to “go crazy like Jack Nicholson by The shiny» to ensure that “no one but him will ever live in the White House again.”

“He could tear the rest down, for all we know,” he said, joking about Trump’s ballroom renovations.