Following reports that Iran preferred to speak with Vice President JD Vance instead of Donald Trump’s usual representatives, special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, Jimmy Kimmel addressed the topic on his show and made remarks about both Kushner and Vance. Kimmel reacted to the reports about Iran potentially preferring Vance as a point of contact.
Jimmy Kimmel mocks JD Vance after Iran’s latest comment
Recent reports have suggested that Iran would rather negotiate with Vice President JD Vance, instead of the two individuals typically involved in such discussions. Those two are special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
During Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! monologue, the host reacted to reports that Iran had asked for JD Vance as an alternative to the existing representatives involved in negotiations. The White House rejected these reports, stating that they were “utterly false.” Officials also described them as “a coordinated foreign propaganda campaign meant to undermine the president.”
Kimmel addressed the topic during his monologue. “It’s unclear what, if any, actual conversations are happening with Iran, but one thing we do know is they won’t be happening with Jared Kushner, aka Sheldon Cooper’s evil twin. The Iranians have said they will not accept Jared Kushner or Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witoff, as negotiators,” Kimmel said.
He continued, “You know, the Iranians have a nickname for Jared. They call him the sorrowful broomstick, which sounds better in Farsi, and it’s weird that the Iranians don’t want to negotiate with Trump’s son-in-law, whose primary job experience before this was holding Ivanka’s purse.” He added, “It seems very unfriendly.”
Referring to the reports about Iran potentially preferring Vance, Kimmel said, “Which is funny. I mean, this is the first time anyone’s ever wanted to talk to JD Vance….Even his wife Usha was like, ‘Are you sure they said JD?’”
He added, “Source said that Iran sees JD Vance as a more acceptable diplomatic figure than Wiktoff and Kushner in the same way a canker sore is more acceptable than herpes. But do you know how much you have to suck for someone to demand you be replaced by JD Vance?”
