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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals Italian Citizenship and Slams Trump Second Term as 'Unbelievable'

His remarks arrive after Trump targeted late-night hosts on Truth Social alongside Paramount’s cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Sarah Silverman (L) and Jimmy Kimmel attend the ceremony honoring Sarah Silverman with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 9, 2018 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

Overview

  • Jimmy Kimmel secured Italian citizenship and said he may spend time abroad due to dissatisfaction with the president’s second term.
  • He described Trump’s return to the White House as “so much worse” than expected and “just unbelievable.”
  • He made the comments on Sarah Silverman’s podcast, where he also acknowledged Joe Rogan’s recent criticism of Trump’s deportation policies.
  • Kimmel urged that former Trump supporters remain welcome to change their views, calling the decision to admit being wrong “so hard and so rare.”
  • Trump has warned that Kimmel and other late-night hosts like Jimmy Fallon are “next” to lose their jobs and networks have trimmed political comedy programming.