Jimmy Kimmel imagines Donald Trump as Batman, and it almost works

Donald Trump as Batman? Kimmel imagines.
(Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Jimmy Kimmel was off the air for the past few weeks — officiating Jennifer Aniston's wedding and then apparently joining her and husband Justin Theroux on their honeymoon, as well as growing a beard — so he had to make up for lost Donald Trump jokes on Monday's Kimmel Live. He had some decent ones about Trump on jury duty and speculating on why he wears that red hat to campaign events, but the best part was Kimmel's reaction to Trump telling a group of children he gave helicopter rides to in Iowa that he is, in fact, Batman.

That may seem kind of a stretch, though Trump does have the Gotham billionaire thing on his side. But when Kimmel's crew put Trump's voice over clips from Batman the Animated Series, you can almost see it. Watch until (or skip to) the end. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.