A popular late-night talk show host officially has an exit plan from the U.S.
Jimmy Kimmel confirmed on “The Sarah Silverman Podcast” this week that he has obtained Italian citizenship amid Donald Trump’s second term as president.
“I did get Italian citizenship,” Kimmel said. “What’s going on [with Trump] is as bad as you thought it was gonna be. It’s so much worse; it’s just unbelievable. I feel like it’s probably even worse than he would like it to be.”
Kimmel, the host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has never been shy about his criticism of Trump, often leaning into jokes about the president during his late-night monologues.
Trump himself has targeted Kimmel and last month he claimed he would be “NEXT to go in the untalented Late night Sweepstakes” Trump’s post was in reference to CBS’ decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.”
“I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!”
Leaving the country amid a presidency is a common threat, but it doesn’t usually happen.
Celebrities like Rosie O’Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres, who fled the U.S. after Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the presidential election last fall, are rare exceptions.
And as long as Kimmel is hosting his Los Angeles late-night show, which he’s done since 2003, the chances of him leaving the U.S. seem slim. More than 3,500 episodes have aired across 23 seasons.
You can listen to Kimmel’s full interview on the “The Sarah Silverman Podcast” podcast here.
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