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The Independent
a day ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Jimmy Kimmel says second Trump term ‘so much worse' as he reveals Italian citizenship
Jimmy Kimmel revealed he has obtained Italian citizenship as he lamented Donald Trump's second term in office. The talk show host, 57, has been a longtime critic of the president. Kimmel was appearing on his ex-girlfriend Sarah Silverman's podcast when she observed that many Americans who don't approve of Trump have sought citizenship elsewhere. 'I do have... I did get Italian citizenship,' responded Kimmel. 'I do have that.' He continued: 'What's going on is... 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 [Trump] would like it to be.' Jimmy Kimmel has spoke out, again, against President Donald Trump saying his second term 'so much worse' () Kimmel added that he has no ill will towards former Trump supporters who are reconsidering their position, saying: 'There are a lot of people... now you see these clips of Joe Rogan saying: 'Why's he doing this? He shouldn't be deporting people.' People go: 'F*** you, you supported him.' I don't buy into that. I don't believe 'F*** you, you supported him.' 'I think the door needs to stay open,' Kimmel said. 'If you want to change your mind, that's so hard to do. If you want to admit you were wrong, that's so hard and so rare to do. You are welcome.' In April, popular podcaster Rogan spoke out against Trump's deportation policies. He had previously endorsed the president hours prior to the last election. 'You've gotta get scared that people who are not criminals are getting, like, lassoed up and deported and sent to El Salvador prisons,' Rogan said. Rogan called that possibility 'horrific' and admitted sending non-criminals out of the country as part of the Trump administration's attempts to crack down on the Tren de Aragua gang was 'bad for the cause.' Trump has doubled down on his claim that Kimmel and fellow late night host Jimmy Fallon will be next in line to lose their jobs as networks begin to shy away from criticizing his administration. (AP) Last week, Trump doubled down on his claim that Kimmel and fellow late night host Jimmy Fallon will be next in line to lose their jobs as networks begin to shy away from criticizing his administration. Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day New subscribers only. £8.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled. Try for free ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day New subscribers only. £8.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled. Try for free ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. With Paramount moving earlier this summer to cancel CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , Trump was asked at a recent press conference about 'shock jock' Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show reportedly being brought to an end and whether that meant anti-Trump comedy was facing extinction.'Well, it hasn't worked,' the president said. 'And it hasn't worked, really, for a long time, and I would say pretty much from the beginning. Colbert has no talent. 'I mean, I could take anybody here. I could go outside in the beautiful streets and pick a couple of people that do just as well or better. They'd get higher ratings than he did. He's got no talent. 'Fallon has no talent. Kimmel has no talent. They're next. They're going to be going. I hear they're going to be going. I don't know, but I would imagine because they'd get – you know, Colbert has better ratings than Kimmel or Fallon.'
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jimmy Kimmel floats move to Europe to 'escape Trump' as liberal late night hosts face harsh rebuke
has revealed he has obtained Italian citizenship as a backup plan to escape Donald Trump 's presidency, after Trump said he was next to be canceled. The 57-year-old late night host made the revelation while appearing on the Sarah Silverman Podcast earlier this week. He said: 'I did get Italian citizenship, I do have that. What's going on is 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 news from Kimmel comes after Trump said on Wednesday that he and his fellow late-night host Jimmy Fallon were next to be canceled. The commander-in-chief was asked about rumors that Howard Stern is to part way with Sirius XM, before giving his two cents on both Jimmy Fallon and Kimmel. Inside the Oval Office, he said: 'Fallon has no talent. Kimmel has no talent. They're next. They're going to be going, I hear they're going to be going.' During the same podcast appearance, Kimmel also slammed what he called the 'loud' left for woke cancel culture. The news from Kimmel comes after Trump said on Wednesday that Kimmel and his fellow late-night host Jimmy Fallon were next to be canceled The comedian added: ''It's not the party. It's not the majority. It's the loud voices that scare people from saying what they believe and make you think twice about a joke. 'You know, a lot of their points are valid, but a lot of them are also just repulsive, in that they repel people. 'They go like, "Oh, you're no fun. I don't want to be around you." And I think if you had to boil it down to one thing, that's kind of what it is.' Kimmel and Silverman discussed how Trump supporters who expressed their regret for casting their vote for the president have faced backlash from the left online. Silverman noted the hate that famed podcaster Joe Rogan received after criticizing the president's second term. 'Now you see like these clips of Rogan saying, "Why is he doing this? He shouldn't be deporting people," and people go, "Fuck you, you support him, whatever." 'I don't buy into that. I don't believe the "f*** you, you supported him",' Kimmel added. 'If you wanna change your mind, that's so hard to do. If you want to admit you were wrong, that's hard and so rare to do, you are welcome,' he said. His remarks comes after he found an unlikely ally in Fox News host Greg Gutfeld who lauded him with glowing praise for not being afraid of the left's cancel culture. Gutfeld, who appeared on Fallon's show Thursday night, joked that the pairing was 'the biggest crossover since the Harlem Globetrotters visited "The Golden Girls."' The Fox host dubbed Fallon 'a great, genuine guy who wants to make people laugh instead of putting them to bed angrier than 'The View at a salad bar.' But it was his praise of Fallon's late-night show that grabbed everyone's attention, as he applauded Fallon's ability to break from the typical liberal late-night mold. 'Unlike the other guys, Jimmy doesn't reside in a liberal echo chamber,' Gutfeld said. The industry has been left grappling with uncertainty after Colbert announced last month that his show was being brought to an end next year. CBS said the move to axe Colbert was due to low viewership and a decline in profits, but critics believe the network crumbled under pressure from President Trump. Paramount, which owns CBS, decided to settle for $16 million on a suit over deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris filed by Trump. Colbert then used the term 'big fat bribe' to describe the settlement.
