In the montage, Trump instead describes the U.S.-Israeli attacks as “a military operation,” “a military conflict,” “a mini-war,” “a skirmish,” “a journey,” “a minor excursion,” “a short excursion,” “a short-term excursion,” “an excursion” and “a little excursion.”
The montage ends with Trump finally calling it a war.
Watch Kimmel’s full monologue here: