Amidst the ongoing backlash against Jimmy Kimmel following his “expectant widow” joke shortly before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the veteran talk show host has once again criticized Donald Trump. Kimmel, a longtime critic of the president, made several comments about Trump, including remarks regarding the president’s comments to children at the Oval Office.
Jimmy Kimmel criticizes Donald Trump for his remarks to kids
Jimmy Kimmel, who has been critical of Donald Trump for years, once again addressed the president’s recent remarks to children at the Oval Office. Trump has frequently drawn attention for his offbeat public comments, often becoming a topic of discussion for comedians and talk show hosts.
During a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel pointed out how Trump discussed transgender rights and “men in women’s sports” with children at the Oval Office.
“You’ll never compete against women in powerlifting?” the president asked a young boy, who responded, “No, sir.” Trump then said, “Did you see that they had a man power lifter, and he decided to go the opposite direction… He was a failed power lifter, but he went on the other side, and he decided that he wanted to go into women’s sports, and he broke the record by 118 pounds.” Trump did not specify who he was referring to.
“Very, very normal. Just a, a totally lucid, very rational, clear-minded, level-headed person sharing his thoughts on gender reassignment with a group of young kids,” Kimmel said while criticizing Trump.
This comes as Donald Trump and Melania Trump continue calling for Kimmel’s firing from ABC. Melania criticized Kimmel in a statement after he joked that she had the “glow of an expectant widow” shortly before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Kimmel has also faced backlash online in recent days.
