ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel unveiled his proposal on how to end the war with Iran on Tuesday that included sending President Trump to Iran and making him the new ayatollah. According to Kimmel, this would not be far-fetched because Trump and the ayatollah share many of the same views on things like free speech and women’s rights.
Kimmel began, “And listen, I know I'm not an expert when it comes to war and this sort of thing. I know I'm not the president's son-in-law. But I feel like I have an idea of how we could finally end this and see what you think of this. So, part of the problem is we killed the ayatollah, or Israel killed the ayatollah, but Iran replaced him with an even ayatollah-ier ayatollah and Trump doesn't like the leader they picked, and we don't like the leader we picked, okay? So, stay with me here. Maybe we can kill two birds with one stone and make Donald Trump the new ayatollah. We let him go run Iran, and then we lock him out when he tries to come back.”
Jimmy Kimmel thinks he knows how to end the Iran War "Maybe we can kill two birds with one stone and make Donald Trump the new ayatollah. We let him go run Iran, and then we lock him out when he tries to come back. Think about it. Makes a lot of sense, you know? Iran has palaces… pic.twitter.com/HZWKL68YPG
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) April 15, 2026
It’s nice Kimmel finally admitted he’s not a military expert because as recently as Monday, he was pretending that he was.
As it was, Kimmel continued, “Think about it. Makes a lot of sense, you know? Iran has palaces made of gold for him to bulldoze and make even golder. They have a lot of the same views when it comes to free speech, women's rights. It's a slam dunk, and all he really needs is a beard, and this war is done. I, for one, cannot think of a better way for Trump to deliver on his promise to make Iran a living hell than to become their leader.”
This would be at least the fourth time since the start of the year that Kimmel has compared Trump to Iran, and no matter how many times Kimmel repeats it, it will not suddenly become true. If Trump and Iran really had the same view of free speech, Kimmel would be rotting away in a dungeon somewhere or possibly dead, and his wife would not be able to use Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a platform for her abortion activism.
Here is a transcript for the April 14 show:
ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live!
4/14/2026
11:40 PM ET
JIMMY KIMMEL: And listen, I know I'm not an expert when it comes to war and this sort of thing. I know I'm not the president's son-in-law. But I feel like I have an idea of how we could finally end this and see what you think of this. So, part of the problem is we killed the ayatollah, or Israel killed the ayatollah, but Iran replaced him with an even ayatollah-ier ayatollah and Trump doesn't like the leader they picked, and we don't like the leader we picked, okay? So, stay with me here. Maybe we can kill two birds with one stone and make Donald Trump the new ayatollah. We let him go run Iran, and then we lock him out when he tries to come back.
Think about it. Makes a lot of sense, you know? Iran has palaces made of gold for him to bulldoze and make even golder. They have a lot of the same views when it comes to free speech, women's rights. It's a slam dunk, and all he really needs is a beard, and this war is done.
I, for one, cannot think of a better way for Trump to deliver on his promise to make Iran a living hell than to become their leader.
