BB.The president called himself a “natural genius” and mocked Harvard grads at a rally — but Jimmy Kimmel had the last laugh. The late-night host pulled out the POTUS’s “1965 SAT card,” read the scores aloud — all zeros — and sent the audience into chaos. Then, as laughter turned to disbelief, Kimmel delivered the final punchline — one so brutal it reportedly sparked an all-caps meltdown at Mar-a-Lago

Late-Night Shockwave: Kimmel Humiliates Trump With “1965 SAT Card” Stunt — Crowd Loses It, Mar-a-Lago Melts Down

It started as a typical Trump rally tangent — a familiar boast about his “natural genius” and a sneer at “overrated Harvard grads.” But by the next night, that offhand dig detonated in front of millions of late-night viewers. Jimmy Kimmel, ever the master of slow-burn comedy revenge, turned Trump’s self-congratulation into one of the most viral moments in recent late-night history — complete with a prop that would make any archivist wince: Donald Trump’s supposed 1965 SAT scorecard.

The crowd at Jimmy Kimmel Live! didn’t know what was coming. The segment began with Kimmel replaying Trump’s latest rally rant — the former president gesturing wildly as he claimed that “Harvard types have all the degrees, but I’ve got the brain.” When the clip ended, Kimmel stood silent for a beat, holding an old-looking folder. “You know,” he began, “we actually did some digging. Turns out, we found something remarkable.”

He pulled out a manila envelope, stamped with “College Board — Confidential.” The audience leaned in. “This,” Kimmel said, “is Donald Trump’s original 1965 SAT scorecard.” He unfolded it carefully, adjusted his glasses, and read aloud: “Math: zero. Verbal: zero. Personality: off the charts — in the wrong direction.” The studio erupted. “He didn’t fail,” Kimmel added between laughs. “He just didn’t understand the questions.”

It was an instant classic — the kind of television alchemy that only happens when comedy, politics, and timing collide. Within minutes, the clip flooded X, TikTok, and YouTube. By midnight, #SATScandal was trending globally, with over five million views before the show even wrapped.

Producers later said the “SAT card” was, of course, a joke — an old prop cooked up by the writing staff that morning. But in typical Kimmel fashion, the delivery was so straight-faced that it fooled more than a few casual viewers. Some even speculated online that it might be authentic. “No, we didn’t hack the College Board,” Kimmel joked in a follow-up. “Though judging by his tweets, someone probably should’ve hacked his report card.”

What really landed, though, wasn’t the prop — it was the precision of the roast. Kimmel dismantled Trump’s favorite self-description — “a very stable genius” — by turning it into slapstick proof of delusion. “Every time he calls himself smart,” Kimmel quipped, “an actual genius somewhere quits their job and moves to Canada.”

Insiders say Trump saw the segment live from Mar-a-Lago and was furious. According to one aide, “he started yelling that Kimmel should be arrested, that it’s illegal to show fake documents on TV.” Another described it as “the loudest meltdown since election night.” The next morning, Truth Social lit up with an all-caps post: “FAKE SAT SCORES! ANOTHER LATE-NIGHT LOSER TRYING TO STAY RELEVANT. SAD!!!”

For Kimmel, it was familiar territory — the latest in a long-running, one-sided feud with Trump that began back in 2016 when he first mocked the future president’s debate performances. But this time, the timing was perfect: Trump had spent the weekend attacking “elite universities” and hinting that he’d been “top of his class” — a claim fact-checkers have long disputed. Kimmel’s team seized the opening. “If he’s going to brag about brainpower,” one staff writer said, “we’re going to grade it.”

The bit’s genius lay in its simplicity. No shouting, no politics — just a quiet setup, a fake SAT, and a well-timed pause. Kimmel let the laughter do the talking. Even longtime rival Stephen Colbert chimed in on social media: “You know it’s bad when your SATs score lower than your approval rating.”

By the next morning, the segment had morphed into a full-blown cultural moment. News outlets ran headlines like “Kimmel Flunks Trump’s Genius Act” and “The SAT Card That Broke the Internet.” On Reddit, users debated whether the joke would land the same way if it were any other politician. Most agreed: it worked because Trump’s own language — the obsession with being “the smartest,” “the best,” “the most tested genius in history” — made him an irresistible target.

But beneath the laughter was something more revealing. Kimmel’s bit, for all its absurdity, exposed the delicate ego of a man who still measures worth by applause and credentials. In mocking Trump’s fixation on intelligence, Kimmel struck a nerve far deeper than politics — the one about insecurity. “It’s like he’s still waiting for the teacher to hand back his test,” Kimmel said later. “And it’s been sixty years.”

Even Trump’s allies seemed torn. Some defended him, calling Kimmel “desperate,” while others quietly admitted the segment hit its mark. “You can’t fight a late-night comedian with rage posts,” one GOP strategist told Politico. “He’s playing for laughs; Trump’s playing for validation. It’s not a fair fight.”

By Tuesday morning, ABC released the official YouTube clip, titled “Kimmel Reveals Trump’s SAT Scores (Spoiler: Not Great).” It hit ten million views by nightfall. Meanwhile, sources at Mar-a-Lago say the former president was still ranting — about Harvard, about comedians, and about how “no one ever talks about Biden’s grades.”

In the end, the joke was simple but devastating: Jimmy Kimmel didn’t just mock Trump’s intelligence — he made his own audience feel smarter for laughing. And in late-night’s endless duel with the former president, that’s the kind of victory no scorecard could ever measure.