Jimmy Kimmel Jokes UCLA Women’s Basketball Team Should Give Donald Trump a Fake TrophyEvolve EditorsThu, April 9, 2026 at 7:17 AM UTC

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In light of the UCLA women’s basketball team‘s recent NCAA championship victory, Jimmy Kimmel joked that the players should bring a fake trophy to Donald Trump. The remark comes after it was revealed that the US President did not congratulate the team on their win.

Jimmy Kimmel jokes about giving Donald Trump a fake trophy

The UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, following their NCAA championship win. Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, Gabriela Jaquez, and Angela Dugalić discussed their victory alongside head coach Cori Close.

At one point during the interview, host Jimmy Kimmel noted that former US President Barack Obama had congratulated the team before asking if they had heard from Donald Trump as well. In response, Rice confirmed, “We have not.”

Kimmel, who has publicly clashed with Trump in the past, joked, “I’m sure you know he’s busy. Um, he’s in two weeks, you’ll hear from him.” The late-night host seemingly referred to the recent two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran.

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Shortly after, Kimmel followed up with another jab at Trump, telling the team, “In the event that you do get invited to the White House and you decide to go to the White House, I have something for you.”

He then brought out a fake NCAA championship trophy for the team and said, “What I want you to do is bring this fake trophy we’ve made to the White House.” Kimmel added, “He’s not going to know. But when you bring a trophy, he sometimes takes it and keeps it for himself. So, this is for you guys to take to the White House. And then you can say, ‘President Trump, we want you to have this.’ And he’ll be so happy. You’ll probably get an endowment, and you’ll be able to keep the real one.”

The UCLA women’s basketball team won the 2026 NCAA championship on April 5, 2026, defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks by 79-51. Although Trump had sent his congratulations to the Michigan and UConn men’s teams for reaching the NCAA finals, he did not send a similar message to the UCLA and South Carolina women’s teams.

Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh for Mandatory.

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