Newsom accepts 'Cup O Peace' award from Kimmel: 'Eat your heart out, Donald'

Judy Kurtz

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Newsom accepts ‘Cup O Peace’ award from Kimmel: ‘Eat your heart out, Donald’

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The Hill's Headlines — March 4, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has a message for President Trump after being presented with a satirical peace award on Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night TV show: “Eat your heart out, Donald.”

“I know you have an ongoing back-and-forth with the president, as do I,” the ABC “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host told Newsom on his Tuesday show.

“We have a surprise tonight that I think is going to make him very jealous,” added Kimmel, one of Trump’s most vocal late-night critics.

A Newsom impersonator then rolled out on a skateboard to greet the “Young Man in a Hurry” author.

“I’m so excited to be here for a Newsom twosome,” the faux governor exclaimed.

“Gov. Gav, for your tireless work in uniting the people of Cali — from the meth dealers of Riverside to the shapely Armenians of the Glendale Galleria, from chakra doulas and yoga thems, to farmers market furries and rollerbladers with gluten sensitivities — I, governor Gavin D. Newsom, in association with the wounded Waymo project and the three remaining original members of Incubus, present to you, Gov. Gavin C. Newsom, with the 2026 FIFA Skydance Paramount Netflix Warner Bros. Big Ass Lipton Cup O’ Peace,” the look-a-like told the real-life Newsom.

“Unbelievable,” the Golden State’s governor responded.

“Look, this is long overdue. And I assume it comes with a third term?” Newsom, a potential 2028 White House hopeful, cracked.

“I just want to thank me for this unbelievable award,” he added.

In a Wednesday post on X, Newsom thanked Kimmel in an all-caps message mocking Trump.

“Many people are saying this is the most prestigious award for peace any one has ever received in the history of mankind and it will replace the Nobel Peace Prize – which is outdated, and simply not large enough!” Newsom wrote.

The Kimmel bit came after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during a January meeting at the White House. The president has long made the push for being a recipient of the annual honor for his role in ending global conflicts. Last year, Trump said it would be a “big insult” to the United States if he wasn’t awarded the prize.

In December, FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, which was created by the global soccer governing body ahead of the World Cup.

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Newsom accepts 'Cup O Peace' award from Kimmel: 'Eat your heart out, Donald'

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