There are internet feuds⌠and then there is the relentless, unstoppable avalanche known as Jimmy Kimmel vs. Donald Trump Jr. What started as a few monologue jokes has evolved into one of the most one-sided, hilariously brutal takedowns in late-night history â a masterclass in exposing hypocrisy, dismantling delusion, and turning a political dynastyâs heir into the worldâs most reliable punchline.
And somehow, Donald Trump Jr. keeps walking right back into the fire.
The story begins with the moment Don Jr. first became a national meme: 2017, the year he tweeted evidence of his own wrongdoing.
Yes â the infamous âI love itâ email chain with a Russian lawyer, promising political dirt. Instead of denying it, hiding it, or calling his lawyer, Don Jr. posted the emails online himself.
Jimmy Kimmel exploded with disbelief on his show:
âItâs the first time in American history someone voluntarily leaked their own crimes.â
The studio roared. It wasnât just a joke â it was the birth of a running gag that would follow Don Jr. for years.

THE PATTERN: DON JR. HANDS KIMMEL MATERIAL, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
From that moment on, Kimmel didnât have to write jokes about Don Jr.
Don Jr. wrote them for him.
Every scandal, every rage-tweet, every awkward interview â Kimmel was there with a monologue ready to go. And Don Jr., desperate to be his fatherâs successor, kept offering himself up as the familyâs most consistent source of public embarrassment.
Whether it was:
⢠rants about âchestfeedingâ and supply chains
⢠attacks on journalists
⢠chaotic online videos
⢠disinformation tweets
⢠energy-drink-fueled CPAC speeches
âŚDon Jr. delivered fresh content with the reliability of a sitcom rerun.
WHEN DON JR. WROTE A BOOK CALLED TRIGGERED⌠AND BECAME THE MOST TRIGGERED MAN IN AMERICA
In 2019, Don Jr. published Triggered, a book claiming the âleft canât handle free speech.â
But the universe loves irony.
When he went on The View to promote the book, the interview collapsed into chaos. He was booed by the audience, snapped at the hosts, and looked like a malfunctioning bobblehead doll trying to defend himself.
Kimmelâs reaction?
âThe only thing more awkward than this interview is Don Jr. realizing heâs not actually the favorite child.â
And it got worse.
At a Turning Point USA event at UCLA, DON JR.âS OWN CONSERVATIVE AUDIENCE booed him â loudly â because they werenât allowed to ask questions.
A man selling a book about free speech⌠silencing the audience asking for free speech.
Kimmel nearly fainted from happiness.
THE WIKILEAKS DISASTER
Then came the Twitter leak of messages between Don Jr. and WikiLeaks.
Kimmel showed the screenshot:
âOFF THE RECORD.â
And said:
âThis is WikiLeaks. The word âleaksâ is literally in the name.â
Don Jr. tried to downplay it.
Kimmel turned it into a sketch with âWikiLeaksâ calling into the show to confirm the chaos â complete with eggplant emojis.
THE CPAC HYPERACTIVE-ENERGY MOMENT
Early 2020 brought another classic:
Don Jr. onstage at CPAC, sweating, yelling, pacing, vibrating like a malfunctioning wind-up toy.
Kimmel joked he looked like heâd consumed âtwelve energy drinks and a raccoon.â
The audience howled.

THE COURT CASE â AND THE MELTDOWN
But then came the $250 million civil fraud case in New York â and suddenly Don Jr. had bigger problems than bad interviews.
Kimmel played the courtroom footage, calling him âTiny Sopranoâ, mocking his inability to answer basic financial questions, and shredding the absurdity of Don Jr. trying to portray himself as a âbusiness geniusâ while simultaneously claiming:
âIâm not an accountant. How am I supposed to know more than them?â
Kimmel replied:
âBy that logic, insurance companies should sue patients for listening to their doctors.â
Don Jr. wasnât helping his own case â legally or comedically.
THE RAGE AT KIMMEL
Any time Kimmel roasted him, Don Jr. responded with Twitter tantrums, calling him irrelevant, washed up, and controlled by the âHollywood elite.â
Kimmel once replied:
âWashed up? Buddy⌠I have a show, a family, and a conscience. Pick one.â
Mic.
Dropped.
THE PROPAGANDA, THE FAKE VIDEOS, AND THE DESCENT INTO DISINFORMATION
As the years went on, Don Jr. pivoted to conspiracy content.
One moment he was tweeting doctored videos.
The next, he was spreading misinformation about global conflicts.
Kimmel called it out:
âImagine being so desperate for attention you share fake propaganda while your dad is getting indicted.â
This wasnât comedy anymore.
It was satire being forced to keep up with real-time chaos.
THE NEPOTISM JOKES
Kimmel frequently ridiculed Don Jr. as the Trump who:
⢠wasnât the favorite
⢠wasnât the smartest
⢠wasnât the heir
⢠wasnât even invited to the important events
He joked that Don Jr. wakes up every morning saying:
âTodayâs the day Iâll make Dad proud.â
Then spends the next 24 hours proving why that will never happen.â
THE ULTIMATE HUMILIATION: THE FAMILY THAT FAILS TOGETHER
Kimmel skewered the entire Trump clan:
⢠the fake university
⢠the charity scandal
⢠the golf-course burial
⢠the nepotism
⢠the courtroom disasters
And every time Don Jr. tried to spin it, Kimmel shredded the spin on national television.
Don Jr. wasnât the villain.
He wasnât the mastermind.
He wasnât the strategist.
He was the punchline.
A walking set-up joke in a suit two sizes too tight.
THE REASON THIS FEUD NEVER ENDS
Kimmel doesnât attack Don Jr. because of politics.
He attacks him because the hypocrisy writes itself.
Don Jr. is claiming âfake newsâ while sharing fake videos.
Don Jr. is bragging about free speech while silencing audiences.
Don Jr. is calling Democrats elitists while tweeting from a gold tower.
Don Jr. is playing tough guy online while crumbling in interviews.
Kimmel doesnât need to exaggerate.
He just needs to hit âplay.â
And every time Kimmel hits that button, Don Jr. erupts â louder, angrier, and more embarrassing than the last time.
Thatâs why this feud is endless.
Don Jr. feeds it.
Kimmel amplifies it.
And America watches the loop like a sitcom that never stops being funny.
