Jimmy Kimmel Says He Secured Italian Citizenship amid Public Feud with Donald Trump
Jimmy Kimmel revealed that he obtained his Italian citizenship while talking about Donald Trump's presidency on the Aug. 7 episode of Sarah Silverman's podcast
"As bad as you thought it was gonna be, it's so much worse," Kimmel said of Trump's presidency
Kimmel and Trump have been in a public feud since The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled in JulyJimmy Kimmel is making a contingency plan.
While talking about Donald Trump's presidency on the Aug. 7 episode of The Sarah Silverman Podcast, the talk show host, 57, revealed that he obtained his Italian citizenship.
"A lot of people I know are thinking about where they can get citizenship," host Sarah Silverman told Kimmel.
"I did get Italian citizenship," Kimmel revealed. "I do have that."
He continued to comment on Trump's presidency, saying, "As bad as you thought it was gonna be, it's so much worse. It's just unbelievable. I feel like it's probably even worse than he would like it to be."
The podcast host said she hopes people who voted for Trump regret their choice and the presidency will ultimately "bring people together."
"If you want to change your mind, that's so hard to do. If you want to admit you are wrong, that's so hard and so rare to do," Kimmel added.
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Kimmel and Trump have been in a public feud since The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled on July 17.
The news came amid Stephen Colbert's criticism of CBS's sizable settlement with Trump.
The parent network denied the relation of the host's comments and the cancellation of his show. "This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount," a spokesperson previously told PEOPLE in a statement.
In response to the news, Kimmel shared a clip of Colbert, who took over the show from David Letterman in 2015, on his Instagram Stories. "Love you Stephen," he wrote in the caption, beforecalling out the network with, "F--- you and all your Sheldons CBS."
On the day of the cancellation, Kimmel shared photos of himself and his family at an anti-Trump protest on Instagram.
"May every day be another wonderful secret," he wrote in the caption, referencing a line from a cryptic letter that Trump allegedly wrote to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
A few days later, the president took to Truth Social, claiming, "The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, [Jimmy] Fallon will be gone."
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While Kimmel has obtained Italian citizenship, Rosie O'Donnell and Ellen Degeneres have relocated to Ireland and England, respectively, in response to Trump's presidency.
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