Jimmy Kimmel Shares J.D. Vance’s Office Phone Number On ‘Live’ For Prank Calls: Tell Him Sprinkles “Turned Your Kids Gay”

By Radhamely De Leon
Published Sep. 11, 2024, 12:56 p.m. ET

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Jimmy Kimmel spent much of his opening monologue Tuesday (Sept. 10) night unpacking the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, during which the former president spread the baseless claim that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are “eating the pets of the people that live there.”

The claim came from Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, whom Kimmel says is “the main source of this nonsense.”

“He’s been talking about this in speeches, he’s been posting about this as much as he can,” Kimmel said. “The city of Springfield in his state of Ohio says there have been no credible reports of Haitians eating pets but J.D. Vance, who wants to be Vice President of the United States, keeps bringing it up.”

The late night host then shared a clip from a recent CNN report in which Vance’s spokesperson clarified that he brought this up because he “received a high volume of calls and emails” from “concerned citizens in Springfield.”

“Oh, he’s getting calls? I didn’t know he was getting calls, now it makes sense!” Kimmel said. “I guess all you have to do to get J.D. Vance to start spreading crazy things around is make calls.”

He then shared the direct phone number to Vance’s office: 202-224-3353. The number currently goes straight to voicemail.

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Kimmel jokingly warned viewers against using the number to spread any further misinformation. “Whatever you do, do not call that number to tell J.D. Vance that rainbow sprinkles at Baskin-Robbins turned your kids gay,” he said.

He continued, “Please do not distract the senator with this kind of silliness. He has Haitian cat-eaters to stop.”

The late night host then shared a bizarre moment from the presidential debate where Trump shared the conspiracy theory on air, causing Vice President Harris to laugh at him.

Kimmel urged his audience to close their eyes and “imagine we’ve never heard of Donald Trump before and the first time you’ve ever seen him is during tonight’s debate.”

“What would your reaction be right now?” he asked. “The Republican party would have to close their headquarters and turn it into a Spirit Halloween store.”

Jimmy Kimmel Live airs on weeknights at 11:35/10:35c on ABC.