Jimmy Kimmel has revealed that he has acquired Italian citizenship in a feud with US President Donald Trump.
Late-night talk show host 57 shared news from the Sarah Silverman Podcast and said he was considering leaving the US when he discussed the country in Trump's second season.
“A lot of people I know are thinking about where they will get citizenship,” Silverman said.
“I have Italian citizenship. I have it,” Kimmel said. “What's going on is… as bad as you thought, it's very bad. It's incredible. I think it's probably even worse than (Trump) wants.”
Kimmel said he believes there are a lot of people criticizing Trump after he previously supported him in past elections.
“There are a lot of people… Now you're watching these clips of Joe Logan say, 'Why is he doing this? He shouldn't deport people.” People go, “You supported him.” I'm not buying it. “I think the doors need to be open. If you want to change your mind, it's very difficult.”
He continued, “If you want to admit that you were wrong, it's very difficult and very rare to do. It's very welcome.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! The host had mentioned podcaster Logan, who opposed Trump's deportation policy in April.
Kimmel's comments came a week after Trump doubled his claim that it was “next” to lose the show following the cancellation of the late show with Stephen Colbert.
At a press conference at the White House last Wednesday, Real America voice reporter Brian Glenn asked Trump about reports that radio host Howard Stern might say goodbye to SiriusXM after his contract expired in the fall.
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Glenn went on to ask whether the “Hate Trump” comedy has lost popularity among American audiences.
In his response, Trump used an example of a recent late show cancellation with Stephen Colbert, adding that he believes Kimmel and Fallon are next.
“Well, that's not going well,” Trump replied. “And that really didn't work for a long time and I'll say most of the time from the start. Colbert has no talent, which means I could take anyone here. I could go outside on the beautiful streets and choose someone who would do the same or even more.
“Fallon has no talent. Kimmel has no talent. They are next. They are going. They are going. They are going. I don't know, but I imagine they'll get – Colbert has a better rating than Kimmel or Fallon.”
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Trump issued a similar statement last month about the true society after Colbert's show was cancelled.
He criticized Kimmel and his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Warning that he was next to the chopping block, he insisted that he was “absolutely talented.”
“The word, and it's a strong word. Jimmy Kimmel's neighbors go to a serious late-night sweepstakes, and soon after, Fallon goes away,” Trump wrote on July 22 of the Truth Society.
“These are people who have absolutely no talent and in all cases they've been paid millions of dollars to destroy what was once a great TV. It's really good to see them go.
Kimmel responded by sharing a screenshot of Trump's post on Instagram with a caption on Instagram. “I'm hearing you next. Or, that's just another great secret” – reference to the Wall Street Journal report released on July 17th, claiming that Trump wrote the phrase to Jeffrey Epstein in his 50th birthday letter in 2003.
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