Jelly Roll took aim at President Donald Trump while filling in for Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“The president seemed to enjoy the IndyCar race, which was a real switch-up for him because normally he only likes his own race,” Jelly Roll, 41, quipped during his monologue in the Monday, August 24, late-night episode. “Trump also drove around the track in his motorcade doing what they call the ‘lap of honor.’ Which sounds like a loyalty program at a strip club.”
He continued, “Sadly, those are the only laps Trump’s been doing lately. According to The Washington Post, a lot of doctors are worried about the president’s weight. After his last physical, we found out Trump gained 14 pounds, which means he’s now tipping the scales of almost 240.”
Jelly Roll (real name is Jason DeFord) went on to reflect on his own weight loss, sharing he has shed 300 pounds in the past few years.
“That means I’ve lost an entire Donald Trump,” he said. “And let’s be honest, based on his approval rating, it seems like most of the country wants to do the same thing. Now listen, we should take it easy y’all. We shouldn’t be making fun of the president for his weight because we know he would never do that to other people.”
After Jelly Roll’s comment, several clips began playing for Trump, 80, criticizing people’s appearances during his speeches.
“Well if that ain’t the pot calling the kettle fat. Well Mr. President, from one fat pig to another, take it from me that physical fitness is very important,” Jelly Roll said. “And trust me, you’ll be happy to see your penis again.”
He continued, “I should speak from a little bit of experience here y’all. The first time I seen mine recently, I was surprised at how cute it was. It kind of looked like a little Labubu doll.”
Jelly Roll, for his part, has been candid about his weight-loss journey, sharing that he has a goal of running the 2026 New York marathon in November and hopes to land a cover of a magazine.
“I want to get these last 40 or 50 pounds off and then I eventually want to cut my skin and I eventually want to be on the cover of something crazy like GQ or Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair or Forbes or Time with my shirt off,” he said in an April YouTube video. “I know this is getting real silly now, but I don’t know. I just believe there’s this story that a guy can go from 560 pounds to a shirt off picture. It’s absurd.”
