Jimmy Kimmel had a field day with President Donald Trump’s latest so-called honor, which might not be as flattering as it seems.
On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showed up at the Oval Office to tell Trump that a new fighter jet was being named after him the F-47. Hegseth claimed the name “sends a very direct, clear message.”
Kimmel wasn’t buying it. “It does?” he asked. “You hear that, China? Our planes go up to 47 now. It’s ‘Spinal Tap: The Administration.’”
But the late-night host pointed out that the name might actually send a different message just not the one Trump was expecting. Some social media users quickly noted that “F-47” sounds like a coded insult.
Kimmel joked that it could even become the next “Let’s Go Brandon,” the right-wing phrase that became a stand-in for an insult toward President Biden. “F-47 sounds more like a vanity plate you’d get if you wanted everyone to know you don’t like Donald Trump,” he quipped.
Jimmy Kimmel Spots Awkward Trump Moment That Could Be The New ‘Let’s Go Brandon’
