--- title: Donald Trump Jr.'s Request to Jimmy Kimmel Totally Backfired description: The late-night host addressed the Harvey Weinstein controversy, as Trump Jr. had wanted — but not in a way that flattered President Trump. canonical: https://time.com/4975821/trump-jr-kimmel-weinstein/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-10T14:56:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:54.178Z og:title: Donald Trump Jr.'s Request to Jimmy Kimmel Totally Backfired og:description: The comedian opted to draw a parallel between Weinstein and President Trump og:url: https://time.com/4975821/trump-jr-kimmel-weinstein/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdecaf9031d0446d3/6988e139929fada259bee038/screen-shot-2017-10-10-at-10-36-12-am.png?branch=production&width=832&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 832 og:image:height: 468 og:image:alt: jimmy-kimmel-tweets og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Jr.'s Request to Jimmy Kimmel Totally Backfired twitter:description: The comedian opted to draw a parallel between Weinstein and President Trump twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdecaf9031d0446d3/6988e139929fada259bee038/screen-shot-2017-10-10-at-10-36-12-am.png?branch=production&width=832&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Jr's Attempt to Get Jimmy Kimmel to Talk About Harvey Weinstein Totally Backfired > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 10, 2017 2:56 PM UTC  YouTube  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 10, 2017 2:56 PM UTC Over the weekend, [Donald Trump Jr. requested](http://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/) that late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel make some changes to his topics of focus on his show. Specifically, he wanted Kimmel to address the [Harvey Weinstein controversy](http://time.com/4975469/harvey-weinstein-lena-dunham-sexual-harassment-allegations/) currently roiling Hollywood. Surprisingly, Kimmel obliged during his monologue on Monday night. But his approach is probably not what Trump Jr. was hoping for. Instead of [switching the focus](http://time.com/4968596/jimmy-kimmel-las-vegas-shooting-gun-control-video/) from the president’s politics to [Weinstein’s public image](http://time.com/4974058/harvey-weinstein-sexual-abuse-allegations-fired/), Kimmel ended up connecting the two men in an unflattering light. “People are pointing to the fact that Harvey Weinstein was a Clinton supporter,” Kimmel explained of what Trump Jr. was after all along. But he had a curveball in store. --- > “” --- Kimmel also noted that it was the one-year anniversary of the release of the [now-famous _Access Hollywood_ tape](http://motto.time.com/4788179/billy-bush-interview-access-hollywood-tape/) in which President Trump can be heard making lewd comments about his approach to women. “So I thought we should celebrate,” Kimmel said. 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