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Jimmy Kimmel on Mike Johnson's new award for Trump: 'You can almost feel his spine exiting his body' | Late-night TV roundup

The hosts mocked Trump’s award and his statements about oil shipments amid the war in Iran.

Jimmy Kimmel on Mike Johnson's new award for Trump: 'You can almost feel his spine exiting his body' | Late-night TV roundup
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The Guardian recaps late-night hosts mocking the RNC’s new award for Donald Trump, presented by House Speaker Mike Johnson, and joking about Trump’s account of oil shipments from Iran. It also recounts Josh Johnson’s jokes about a newly reported diary entry by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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President who received the award and whose statements about oil from Iran were mocked

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Health and Human Services secretary discussed in connection with a newly reported diary entry

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Speaker of the House who presented the America First award to Trump

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Republicans Present Trump With Inaugural America First Award

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new America First Award and named Trump its first recipient. Left-leaning outlets frame the award as a joke and a display of Republican deference to Trump, while the late-night roundup centers comedians’ mockery.

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