Jimmy Kimmel thinks Trump's presidential address could've been scarier

"If you really want to come up with a fake border crisis, make it a scary border crisis."
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Jimmy Kimmel thinks Trump's presidential address could've been scarier
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Donald Trump's first presidential address from the Oval Office was more of the same rhetoric about building the wall, which is the focal point of the now 18-day government shutdown.

One of many to talk about it was Jimmy Kimmel, who thought the president could've done a much better job of hamming up the so-called border crisis, which is already pretty hammy already.

"If you really want to come up with a fake border crisis, make it a scary border crisis," Kimmel said.

"Don't say there are illegal immigrants. Say there is an army of chupacabras crawling in through Tijuana. Tell everyone they've got red eyes, sharp claws, and if we stop them they're going to eat our children and our Instagram. That's how you get people fired up."

Kimmel also had fun with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi's consequent address, which was a stern one, to say the least.

"They stuck 'em out in the hall. It's either a hall or the White House morgue, I don't know," Kimmel joked.

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Johnny Lieu

Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com


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