George Clooney slams Donald Trump’s call to fire Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel made a joke about First Lady Melania Trump having the glow of an “expectant widow” during a skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live! A furious President Trump called on Disney and ABC to fire the talk show host for his “despicable call to violence.” Now, Clooney has jumped in to defend Kimmel.
George Clooney weighs in on Donald Trump’s demand to fire Jimmy Kimmel
George Clooney speaks out in support of Jimmy Kimmel after Donald Trump’s call to fire the late-night talk show host. The 64-year-old attended the 51st Chaplin Award Gala, where he was honored for his contributions to cinema.
In a statement to Variety, Clooney weighed in on Trump’s demand to fire Kimmel. He said, “Jimmy’s a comedian, and I would argue that Karoline Leavitt didn’t mean shots should be fired. She was making a joke. Fair enough. You look at that side and go, ’Well, jokes are jokes.’ But the rhetoric is a little dangerous. And we’ve seen it a lot lately.”
Elsewhere in the video, Clooney shared, “When one side is calling anyone they disagree with traitors to the country, which is a charge that’s punishable by death, just because they don’t agree with someone, I think the rhetoric is a little too heated.”
Furthermore, Kimmel, too, had a witty response to President Trump and his wife, Melania’s statement against him after his skit. Kimmel addressed the matter on the Monday, April 27 episode of his talk show. In fact, he said, “You know, sometimes you wake up in the morning, and the first lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job? We have all been there, right?”
The 58-year-old clarified he wasn’t calling for violence, insisting the bit was just a “pretend roast.” Kimmel explained he was referring to the age gap between President Trump and his wife, Melania, and thus said, “She has the glow of an expectant widow.”
Moreover, Kimmel agreed that hateful and violent rhetoric should be toned down. However, he suggested Melania might want to “have a conversation” with her husband about it first.
Originally written by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory
