--- title: Jimmy Kimmel Wrote a Trump-Themed Christmas Book for Kids description: Jimmy Kimmel satirizes Donald Trump's attempt to win the "War on Christmas" in a new children's book in the style of Dr. Seuss. canonical: https://time.com/5486672/kimmel-trump-christmas/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-21T16:13:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:36.581Z og:title: Jimmy Kimmel Had a Field Day With Trump's 'War on Christmas' og:description: In the style of Dr. Seuss, Kimmel's new book spoofs Trump's Christmas activities og:url: https://time.com/5486672/kimmel-trump-christmas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfaec5e9bdcc386ba/69894221929fad5feebf2613/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-10.55.13-AM.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: trump-christmas-kimmel og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel Had a Field Day With Trump's 'War on Christmas' twitter:description: In the style of Dr. Seuss, Kimmel's new book spoofs Trump's Christmas activities twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfaec5e9bdcc386ba/69894221929fad5feebf2613/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-10.55.13-AM.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jimmy Kimmel Declares Trump's 'War on Christmas' Victory With a Seuss-Style Kids Book  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 21, 2018 4:13 PM UTC  YouTube  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 21, 2018 4:13 PM UTC As Jimmy Kimmel explained in his show on Thursday night, it’s been a big pre-Christmas week for [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/person-of-the-year-2018-donald-trump-runner-up/). “He declared victory [against ISIS](http://time.com/5486650/trump-us-turkey-troops-withdraw-syria/) and he told reporters he won the [‘war on Christmas](http://time.com/4586075/war-on-christmas-rages-on-as-yule-goat-display-burns-to-ground/),’ too,” Kimmel noted of the president’s eventful last few days. In particular, Kimmel wanted to focus on the latter: “Children need to know that this president is fighting for their favorite holiday,” he joked. With that, Kimmel introduced audiences to a new book called _How the Trump Saved Christmas_. An illustrated picture book in the style of Dr. Seuss’s [_How the Grinch Stole Christmas_](http://time.com/4597160/christmas-movies-stream-2016/item/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas/), Kimmel’s satire of Trump’s holiday spirit was filled with pointed rhymes about the president’s proclivities, from his love of all-caps tweeting to his passion for MAGA hats. “The Trump hated Christmas like he hated Don Lemon, like he hates Robert Mueller and people in Yemen,” Kimmel read. “No one quite knows why he’s mad this whole season; his dad didn’t love him — that could be a reason.” Kimmel breezed through mentions of his disagreements with fellow politicians like Nancy Pelosi to his frequent appearances on _Fox and Friends_. “And that’s how the Trump saved Christmas for all, from the American heartland to the Mexican wall,” he concluded. So, no, this isn’t exactly a children’s book. 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