Jimmy Kimmel delivers epic punch to Vance who claimed Trump’s Jesus post was a joke

NewsWorldAmericasJimmy Kimmel delivers epic punch to Vance who claimed Trump’s Jesus post was a jokeKimmel said ‘not one person’ believes Trump’s excuse for sharing an image that portrayed the president as Jesus Isabel Keane in New York Wednesday 15 April 2026 19:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958437","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jimmy-kimmel-jd-vance-trump-jesus-post-b2958437.html","title":"Jimmy Kimmel delivers epic punch to Vance who claimed Trump’s Jesus post was a joke"}}CloseJimmy Kimmel takes aim at JD Vance's defense of Trump Jesus imageThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}...