Jimmy Kimmel, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump and his administration, recently referred to the president as “fat GPT” while discussing Trump’s claims about the Iran war. The remarks came shortly after Trump shared an updated timeline for the conflict, stating that it could last another two or three weeks. Meanwhile, Melania Trump has continued calling for ABC to fire Kimmel over a previous joke.
Jimmy Kimmel jokingly calls Donald Trump ‘Fat GPT’
Jimmy Kimmel, who takes customary shots at the President during his monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, recently addressed Trump’s claims about the Iran war. The conflict has drawn scrutiny from several critics of the administration.
During a recent monologue, Kimmel discussed Trump’s refusal to seek congressional approval for military action involving Iran, which is generally considered standard procedure.
Kimmel showed a clip on his show in which Trump claimed that “no one has ever” sought congressional approval for military action involving the United States before. The host pointed out that it had reportedly happened 11 times previously.
Kimmel then said, “It must be so freeing to be able to lie with no fact-checking whatsoever. Just say whatever you want. He’s like fat GPT. He just turns out the information.”
This comes shortly after Kimmel referred to the president as a “fat John Wick” following Trump’s call for Kimmel’s firing. Melania Trump has also called for Kimmel’s firing over a joke. In it, the comedian said she had the glow of an “expectant widow.” The remark came days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Kimmel also faced backlash on social media following the comment. Trump has also reportedly pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The host has argued that Trump’s criticism of him is an attempt to divert attention from other issues. Those issues include questions surrounding Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
