What To Know
- Tiffany Haddish joked about drawing the ire of the White House after making a dig at President Trump.
- The White House responded with a dismissive comment, prompting Haddish to fire back on Wednesday’s show.
- Haddish joked that that she had “finally become Jimmy Kimmel.”
Tiffany Haddish joked that she’s “finally become Jimmy Kimmel” on Wednesday night (July 8) after her dig at President Donald Trump drew the ire of the White House.
The comedian, who kicked off her guest-hosting stint on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday (July 6), took delight in riling up the Trump administration during Wednesday’s opening monologue. “The president is very focused on issues that matter right now. And apparently I’m one of them,” she said.
“I got a shout-out from the White House today. For real, y’all,” Haddish continued. “They issued an official statement about this joke I made last night: ‘People are blaming Donald Trump for the loss after he got FIFA to help Team USA. It seems like everything Trump touches dies, which, I guess, is why his tiny hands are all f***ed up. Or maybe that’s from grabbing Nicki [Minaj]’s barbs by the p****.”
The Afterparty star said that “some little snitch at USA Today” asked the administration for comment on her joke. This led White House spokesperson Davis Ingle to ask, “Who the hell is Tiffany Haddish?”
“Who am I? Huh? I’m the b***h you walk past to get to your coach seat, motherf*****,” Haddish fired back. “Who am I? I’m a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model. Who am I? Who the f** is Davis Ingle? Who is that? Is that a new character on Little House on the Prairie? But your ass in the White House; you in the wrong house!”
After her mock outrage, Haddish admitted she was actually loving the drama. “This is exciting. The White House is mad at me, y’all. This is the day that I finally become Jimmy Kimmel,” she quipped.
She added, “I do got one question though. If the president pulls me off the air, do I still get paid for the whole week? Do you know, Guillermo? Do I get paid?”
“Sorry, but I don’t think so,” Kimmel’s longtime sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez replied.
Elsewhere in the monologue, Haddish congratulated the show’s staff for its six Emmy nominations. “Jimmy, I hope you do the right thing and take Donald Trump as your date [to the awards ceremony],” she joked. “No one’s given you more material than that dude. He’s the best writer you got.”
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Weeknights, 11:35 pm ET/PT, ABC