What specific grade claims did Jimmy Kimmel make about Donald Trump and when were they broadcast?

1. What exact “grade” language did Kimmel use about Trump’s cognitive exam, and where did it air?

Kimmel framed the story by showing President Trump’s January 2 Truth Social post claiming the White House doctors had reported he was in “PERFECT HEALTH” and that he had “ACED” his cognitive examination, then publicly took the same cognitive exam on the January 5 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and presented the results to viewers — several outlets reported Kimmel completed the test on-air and achieved a perfect score during that January 5 broadcast ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

2. How did Kimmel describe Trump’s claims on the show versus what he actually did on-air?

On the January 5 show Kimmel first mocked Trump’s boast that he “aced” the cognitive exam by quipping “Or asked to take,” when reading Trump’s post, and then aired a four-minute segment of himself taking the test (word recall, animal drawings, a cube drawing, and a word-generation task) to illustrate how straightforward — or at least performable — the exam looked on television ^{[1] [2]}. TV Insider and Newsweek both reported Kimmel completing the test and scoring perfectly, using that on-air performance to undercut the presidency’s repeated claims of cognitive superiority ^{[2] [3]}.

3. Did Kimmel explicitly give Trump a letter grade or numeric score beyond quoting “aced” and showing his own perfect result?

Reporting in the provided sources does not record Kimmel assigning Trump a formal letter grade or numeric IQ; rather, Kimmel relied on repeating and parodying Trump’s own language that he “aced” the exam and then dramatized the point by completing the same test and showing a perfect performance to the audience ^{[1] [2] [3]}. If there were additional, specific letter-grade jabs beyond those reports, those claims are not documented in the sources supplied.

4. When else did Kimmel use similar “grading” rhetoric or poke at Trump’s mental state on-air?

Beyond the January 5 cognitive-exam stunt, Kimmel has repeatedly ridiculed Trump in monologues and segments: he labeled the president with nicknames such as “President Dementia” while responding to a February 2 incident in which Trump called Kimmel “pretty close” to Trevor Noah’s hosting performance, and Kimmel used that moment on his Feb. 2 episode to highlight the larger pattern of insults and to chastise Trump’s behavior toward female reporters — including the quip that the administration had reached a “women should smile more” stage — as documented in reports about his opening monologue and subsequent segments ^{[5] [4]}.

5. What are the competing readings and possible agendas in how these “grades” were reported?

Late-night hosts routinely use satire to undercut political figures, and outlets covering Kimmel’s bit framed it as a comedic rebuttal to Trump’s own boasts, emphasizing theatricality ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Conservative outlets and White House spokespersons have pushed back at Kimmel’s commentary in other contexts, framing it as partisan insult rather than substantive critique — for example the White House communications director publicly disparaged Kimmel over unrelated jibes about ICE and awards, illustrating how responses to Kimmel can be politically motivated ^[6]. The supplied reporting shows mainstream entertainment and news outlets treating Kimmel’s test-taking as a comedic illustration rather than a scientific refutation of any clinical claim ^{[1] [2] [3]}.