
'Kimmel' Guest Host Nicole Byer Reveals Why She's Cool With Trump's New Kennedy Center Gig
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The comedian explained why she doesn't want to "rush to judgement" after Trump announced his plans to host the art institution's ceremony.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guest host Nicole Byer on Wednesday mocked President Donald Trump for booking a “pretty amazing host” to emcee this year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony: himself.
The comedian turned to a clip of Trump who, in a rambling press conference where he announced the center’s 2025 honorees, claimed he initially questioned the “fools” who asked him to be the host before eventually agreeing to the job.
“But no, you guys, I’m glad he’s hosting this!” said Byer after the audience booed the video of the president.
“I mean, let him host the Emmys, the Grammys, a podcast with Theo Von! He can be the host at an Applebee’s, anything that distracts him from running this country into the ground!”
Byer explained that she didn’t want to “rush to judgement” and suggested that Trump, who was elected the center’s chairman in February after firing its board of trustees and replacing them with his loyalists, could “crush it” in the gig.













