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\n\tJelly Roll took several jabs at President Donald Trump during his opening monologue as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em> on Monday (Aug. 24), turning his fill-in stint into a pointed political set.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tJelly Roll\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe country star, who is guest-hosting the ABC late-night show for four nights while Jimmy Kimmel is away, opened by noting it was the first time he\u2019d \u201cworn a suit and a tie ever.\u201d <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tJessica Simpson Updates Her Fashion Line for Fall as She Returns to Music & Preps New Documentary\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tStray Kids’ ‘The dominATE Experience’ Concert Film Is Out on Blu-ray & It Includes a Bonus Performance\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tSimon Cowell to Undergo Surgery Amid ‘America’s Got Talent’ Live Shows, Celeb Guests to Fill in as Judges\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\u201cI didn\u2019t wear one to the Grammys. I didn\u2019t wear one to court. I didn\u2019t wear one to my father\u2019s funeral,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I look alright, don\u2019t I?\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tReferencing a Washington Post <\/em>report on the president\u2019s recent weight gain, Jelly Roll noted that he has dropped around 300 pounds himself in recent years \u2014 \u201cthat means I\u2019ve lost an entire Donald Trump,\u201d he said, before tacking on a jab at the president\u2019s approval numbers. <\/p>\n \n\tHe also mocked Trump\u2019s appearance at a Washington, D.C. IndyCar race over the weekend, and ran a montage of the president mocking other people\u2019s appearances after wryly insisting the audience shouldn\u2019t stoop to weight jokes.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWell Mr. President, from one fat pig to another, take it from me that physical fitness is very important,\u201d Jelly Roll concluded.<\/p>\n \n\tBack for his second consecutive summer filling in for Jimmy Kimmel, Jelly Roll is hosting for four nights, with guests including podcast host Jay Shetty and actor Glen Powell \u2014 who revealed that Jelly Roll has a small role in his upcoming film The Comeback King<\/em> \u2014 and Stevie Nicks booked as a musical guest later in the run.<\/p>\n \n\tThe guest hosting spot comes at a career high point for the country star, born Jason DeFord, who has become one of the most successful crossover artists in country music. <\/p>\n \n\tEarlier this year, he won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken<\/em>, the 2024 release that became his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Its single \u201cI Am Not Okay\u201d reached No. 14 on the Hot 100 and became one of six career No. 1s on the Country Airplay chart, alongside \u201cSon of a Sinner,\u201d \u201cNeed a Favor,\u201d \u201cSave Me\u201d (with Lainey Wilson) and \u201cHalfway to Hell.\u201d <\/p>\n\n
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