Jimmy Kimmel has some questions about Trump's big July 4th party, North Korea summit, and Spike Lee tweet

President Trump is on Air Force One en route to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. "I guess the bone spurs finally healed up and he's good to go," Jimmy Kimmel joked on Monday's Kimmel Live. Kim is taking alternate transportation. "It's unclear why he's taking a train and not a plane — some believe he's doing it to spare himself the embarrassment of having to ask for the seatbelt extender," Kimmel said. "But I tell you, nothing says 'excited to meet with Trump' like going 2,800 miles on the slowest possible form of transportation. And of course nobody appreciates the way Donald Trump has handled North Korea more than Donald Janice Trump himself," who has managed feats not accomplished by anybody since Dennis Rodman.

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"Trump made a major announcement yesterday," tweeting a major party in Washington on July 4, Kimmel noted. "Finally, a chance to celebrate America on July 4th! It's a great idea. And if that works, who knows? Maybe we'll dress the kids up and give them candy on Oct. 31."

"Trump says this will be one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., and he's never been wrong about the size of a crowd there before," Kimmel deadpanned. "It is cute that he thinks he's still going to be president in July." But if he is, there are still more questions than answers about his big celebration, so Kimmel asked presidential party planner Gil McManus (Fred Willard) for the scoop.

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Kimmel also recapped the Oscars, ending with Trump's tweet about Spike Lee's "racist hit on your president," who he said "has done more for African Americans" than "almost any other" president. "I like that, 'almost any other pres,'" Kimmel laughed. "He's like, 'You know, if it weren't for that damn Lincoln, I'd be No. 1!'" Watch below. Peter Weber

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