Ought to Jimmy Kimmel’s feud with President Donald Trump go additional south, the late evening host has an exit technique in place. Throughout a current look on The Sarah Silverman Podcast, Kimmel confirmed he has obtained Italian citizenship whereas discussing the present state of affairs.
The revelation got here after Silverman talked about she knew “lots of people” considering of getting twin citizenship as a backup plan. Kimmel shared that he was just lately capable of be a part of that membership earlier than commenting on how Trump’s second time period in workplace is “as dangerous as you thought it was gonna be.”
After Silverman acknowledged her opinion that it was really “approach worse,” Kimmel continued, “It’s a lot worse, it’s simply unbelievable. I really feel prefer it’s most likely even worse than he would really like it to be.”
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Then, the dialogue turned to celebrities like Joe Rogan expressing remorse over a few of Trump’s insurance policies, with Kimmel saying he doesn’t ascribe to the “fuck you, you supported him” mentality.
“The door wants to remain open. When you wanna change your thoughts, that’s so onerous to do,” he mentioned. “If you wish to admit you have been flawed, that’s onerous and so uncommon to do, you’re welcome.”
Watch the total podcast episode beneath. The related a part of the dialog begins across the 33-minute mark.
Kimmel has incessantly criticized Trump throughout monologues and different jokes on Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! all through each of his presidencies. In the meantime, Trump speculated, “Jimmy Kimmel is subsequent” after CBS introduced it was ending The Late Present with Stephen Colbert in Could 2026.
In a press convention final week, Trump doubled down on the declare whereas additionally mentioning Tonight Present host Jimmy Fallon: “Fallon has no expertise. Kimmel has no expertise. They’re subsequent. They’re going to be going. I hear they’re going to be going. I don’t know, however I’d think about as a result of they’d get — you realize, Colbert has higher rankings than Kimmel or Fallon.”
Throughout Italian Republic Day in Los Angeles this previous June, Kimmel introduced he had obtained his Italian citizenship, as reported by the Italian information company ANSA. He added that he was capable of get it “because of my beloved grandmother Edith, whose household got here from Candida, within the province of Avellino.”
Whereas Kimmel has not talked about any fast plans to depart the nation, his twin citizenship gives him with the means to completely relocate and comply with within the footsteps of Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O’Donnell ought to he want.
Kimmel’s present contract for Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! expires in 2026.
Editor’s Notice: Revisit Senior Leisure Editor Liz Shannon Miller’s essay on the twilight of late evening TV.