“I wonder which will get released first, Diddy or the Epstein files,” joked Kimmel on the same day that disgraced music mogul Sean Combs was sentenced to four years in prison.
Kimmel turned his attention to the government shutdown, adding that Trump “is said to be happy” about the news coverage as it’s taking attention away from his administration’s saga with the late convicted sex offender.
“A beautiful piece of art,” said Kimmel, who remarked on a photo of the statue that depicts the president with his “former B-F-Jeff holding hands” and “prancing playfully as the sun goes down” in the nation’s capital.
He later added, “A pal is a wonderful thing.”
Watch more of Kimmel’s Friday monologue, which includes a surprise appearance from Matt Damon, below.