Donald Trump’s brain appears to have officially left the building—at least according to Jimmy Kimmel, who on Tuesday night diagnosed the president with a “code orange demental emergency” after Trump’s unhinged rant about Canada, hockey, and China.
The president went off on Monday, threatening Canada over a bridge and warning—with zero evidence or logic—that China wanted to “terminate” hockey in Canada and “permanently eliminate the Stanley Cup.”
WHAT’S GOING ON: Trump’s latest fixation centers on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a Canada-financed project connecting Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit. The bridge is named after the legendary Canadian hockey player who spent most of his career with the Detroit Red Wings.
“Did he get hit in the brain with a hockey puck or something? I mean, seriously. China is gonna ban hockey in Canada?” Kimmel asked. “He’s gone. He’s totally gone.”
THE DETAILS: Kimmel had questions. So many questions. “How would China ban hockey in Canada? Would they take all the hockey sticks, make ’em into chopsticks?” he wondered. “And why would they ban hockey in Canada? What purpose would that serve? I think you might need to give this one a little bit more thought.”
The late-night host also floated an alternative theory: maybe Trump has been watching “Heated Rivalry,” the HBO Max romance about gay hockey players, “and isn’t sure where to put those feelings he hasn’t experienced before.”
OF COURSE: Kimmel offered Canada a simple solution to make the whole thing go away. “Come on, Canada, you know how this works,” he said. “Pull out the Sharpie, cross out the ‘Gordie Howe,’ write in the ‘Donald Trump,’ and everybody can relax, all right?”
WHY IT MATTERS: This isn’t just another weird Trump tangent to laugh off. The president of the United States is publicly making claims about international relations and foreign policy that have absolutely no basis in reality—and apparently expects people to just go along with it. When the leader of a nuclear superpower starts ranting about China banning hockey in Canada, it’s not just absurd. It’s alarming. Watch the hilarious monologue below.