Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took a jab at President Donald Trump’s administration and the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony, mocking the event and joking that « fascists have fun, too. »
Kimmel riffed on the pardoned birds, Gobble and Waddle, during his Tuesday show.
« These are the birds that were spared, » Kimmel said. « Their names are Gobble and Waddle, which is what Trump does every night at dinner: gobble and waddle. »
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The comedian then played a clip of Waddle being brought into the White House press briefing room, where press secretary Karoline Leavitt introduced the bird while holding her young son.
« Hi Waddle, my goodness, he’s a beautiful bird, » Leavitt said.
A representative of the National Turkey Federation (NTF) then asked Waddle, « Want to give us a gobble? »
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Waddle obliged, and Kimmel responded, saying « See? Fascists have fun, too. It’s fun. »
Kimmel’s « fascists » label for the Trump administration drew criticism from the conservative media watchdog NewsBusters, who flagged the clip.
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« On Tuesday, there was a moment of apolitical fun at the White House… Unfortunately, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel just had to ruin it by reacting, ‘See? Fascists have fun too,' » news analyst Alex Christy wrote.
There’s no love lost between Trump and Kimmel. Trump has repeatedly called for Kimmel’s firing at ABC, and Kimmel is a fierce critic of him and his administration.
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