Kimmel on Trump's NFL Boos, Government Shutdown, and 80s Week

📺 80s Week on Kimmel

• 🚀 Jimmy Kimmel kicks off "80s Week" as an escape from the perceived awfulness of 2025, inviting guests like George Clooney and Mike Tyson.
• 💡 The show features topical 80s jokes, referencing events like the release of "The Empire Strikes Back" and a 1983 government shutdown under Ronald Reagan.
• 🎮 Kimmel humorously recalls a 1982 Surgeon General warning about video games being hazardous to health.

🏛️ Government Shutdown & Political Fallout

• ⚠️ The show highlights the 41st day of a government shutdown under Trump, criticizing Democrats for caving on a healthcare bill after a Republican "promise."
• ✈️ Over 2,200 flights were canceled due to the shutdown, leading to Trump lashing out at unpaid air traffic controllers.
• 🍎 Military families and personnel, including those at Nellis Air Force Base and overseas, are forced to rely on food banks due to the shutdown's impact.
• 🤝 Kimmel's show is actively collecting donations for a "big beautiful food bank" to support the LA Food Bank and St. Joseph Center in response to the crisis.

🏈 Trump's Public Actions & Controversies

• 🏟️ Donald Trump received a "decidedly negative reception" and was booed by the crowd at a Washington Commanders NFL game.
• 🧠 Kimmel points out Trump's apparent lack of football knowledge, despite his past involvement with the sport, and his boast about the "greatest flyover ever."
• 🧲 Trump made perplexing statements about the importance of magnets and China's monopoly on them, claiming "Nobody knows what magnets are."

⚖️ Pardons and Nostalgia

• 🚨 Trump issued 77 pardons overnight for individuals involved in the "fake elector scheme," including Rudy Giuliani, which Kimmel criticizes as an act of shame.
• 📼 In honor of 80s Week, the show revisits an old 80s-style PSA featuring Kimmel and Guillermo, humorously warning kids about pornography.