Jimmy Kimmel Tears Into Trump Over His “Outrageous” New Threat — Late-Night Host Ridicules Former President’s Wild Talk of Executions and “Old Days” Punishment

Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump Over His Latest, Outrageous Threat

Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday unleashed one of his sharpest monologues yet, torching former President Donald Trump for floating what he called an “outrageous” idea: that Democratic military veterans in Congress should face execution for appearing in a video urging U.S. service members to refuse unlawful orders.

Trump, who also accused the lawmakers of “seditious behavior,” spent part of his Friday interview on Brian Kilmeade’s radio show reminiscing about supposed “old days” punishments — and Kimmel seized the moment with glee.

Before digging in, Kimmel rolled a clip of Trump’s Fox News ally Brian Kilmeade scrambling, in real time, to coax Trump away from advocating lethal consequences.

“In the old days… that was punishable by death.”

During the clip, Trump insisted:

“In the old days, if you said a thing like that, that was punishable by death.”

Kilmeade tried to soften the blow:

“Yeah, but you’re not threatening them,” he said nervously.
“A lot of people were interpreting this as a threat…”

But Trump plowed ahead:

“Well, I’m not threatening them, but I think they’re in serious trouble… I’m not threatening death, but I think they’re in serious trouble. In the old days, it was death!”

Kimmel fires back: “What old days? The Salem witch trials?”

Kimmel couldn’t resist tearing into the comment.

“In the old — what old days are these? The Salem witch trials?” he asked incredulously.
“What days is— we did NOT put Congress people to death in the ‘old days’!”

He then pivoted to the uncomfortable truth: the Pentagon is now investigating one of the Democrats in the video — Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) — and even threatening to court-martial him.

Kimmel lists Mark Kelly’s résumé — and raises the stakes

Kimmel highlighted the absurdity of the situation by reminding viewers exactly who Trump is talking about:

“Mark Kelly was a captain in the Navy. He flew 39 combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait. He’s a former astronaut…”

Then came the punchline:

“Which — if Trump starts going after our astronauts — who’s next? Lauren Sánchez? Katy Perry? WHERE does it end?!”

The audience roared as Kimmel leaned into Trump’s increasingly dramatic rhetoric, suggesting that even pop stars and billionaires’ girlfriends may not be safe from the former president’s escalating grievances.

A late-night takedown with real-world implications

While the jokes landed, Kimmel’s monologue underscored the seriousness of Trump’s comments — especially at a time when federal agencies and the military are already feeling political heat.

With Trump doubling down on talk of “serious trouble,” “sedition,” and “old days” punishments, and with Fox News hosts attempting awkward damage control, Kimmel’s blistering segment captured the surreal collision of politics, power, and late-night comedy.