Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump Over “Escalatorgate” and His Endless Victim Act

 

Jimmy Kimmel Skewers Trump Over “Escalatorgate” Meltdown and Epstein File Distraction

Donald Trump’s obsession with what’s now being dubbed “Escalatorgate” just got roasted by Jimmy Kimmel—and it’s hilarious.

At the recent UN General Assembly, Trump’s escalator briefly stopped working. For most people, it would’ve been a forgettable technical hiccup. But not Trump. Instead, he’s spun it into a bizarre conspiracy theory, suggesting there was some kind of sinister plot to sabotage him and Melania.

Kimmel didn’t hold back in mocking this latest distraction, joking:

“One of the things I wanna do in New York is go see the escalator that tried to viciously attack the President this week.”

He pointed out how Trump has framed himself as a “victim” of three supposed acts of sabotage in one week: a malfunctioning teleprompter, sound issues, and now the “most nefarious of all”—a frozen escalator. The UN, however, clarified that Trump’s own videographer likely triggered the safety mechanism.

But Fox News hosts still dramatized the incident, with Maria Bartiromo even claiming the broken escalator made Trump “vulnerable.” That gave Kimmel his best punchline of the night:

“UNLESS HE CAN WALK! You know what another word for a frozen escalator is? STAIRS!”

Kimmel then mocked the MAGA narrative that portrays Trump as both “the strongest man alive” and yet somehow as fragile as “a brittle-boned grandma with osteoporosis.”

The comedian summed up the absurdity perfectly: Escalatorgate isn’t really about a machine breaking—it’s an escalation of paranoia, hysteria, and over-the-top defenses of Trump from his loyal media allies.

Since returning to late-night, Kimmel has consistently gone after Trump with biting humor, showing he’s not about to tone things down. And judging by the audience reaction, plenty of Americans are enjoying the fact that someone is willing to call out the theatrics for what they are.