Jimmy Kimmel Slams White House for ‘Revisionist’ Version of Jan. 6

Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of Donald Trump‘s supporters storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Despite videos and evidence to the contrary, the White House changed their website to claim that the Democrats “staged the real insurrection by certifying a fraud-ridden election.”

Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Trump’s administration last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, accusing them of creating a “revisionist history.” Kimmel reminded the audience that five years ago Trump “tried to overthrow our government in a pathetic and illegal attempt to stay in the White House,” calling the event a “violent and deadly riot.”

“There’s no other way to put it,” he said. “You cannot look at the facts objectively and come to any conclusion other than that… It was a selfish, disgraceful, tyrannical, and dangerous act. And I think it’s very important that we do not forget that. That we don’t give in to this revisionist history.”

Kimmel affirmed, “Five years ago, we saw proof live in front of our eyes that the American president is as un-American as they come.”

The late-night host shared the details of the White House’s new version of events. “They actually wrote this,” Kimmel said. “And they go on to praise Trump for pardoning all the ‘patriotic trespassers’ and ‘peaceful protesters.’”

He noted that the official plaque that was commissioned to honor the law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol has vanished. “Mike Johnson, the Squeaker of the House, refused to hang the plaque,” Kimmel said. “Mike Pence, they were okay with hanging. The plaque, no. And not only didn’t they put the plaque up, it is now missing. It’s nowhere to be found.”

Kimmel quipped, “Not only is today the anniversary of the insurrection, it’s also the anniversary of the second biggest mistake Trump ever made. It’s Eric’s birthday today.”

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Elsewhere in his monologue, Kimmel took aim at Trump’s meeting with Republicans at the Kennedy Center and the president setting his sights on Greenland. He closed the segment with a fake advertisement for Trump’s latest product: a commemorative set of plates memorializing Jan. 6.

The imaginary plates feature everything “from podium-stealing guy to Confederate flag guy to pipe bomb guy,” as well as Congressman Josh Hawley in dual modes: fist-pumping and fleeing for his life. “These brave men and husky women climbed so I could soar,” fake Trump intones. “These plates are guaranteed to be as sturdy as our democracy.”