Entertainment · Celebrity · 44 mins ago
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks White House Spokesperson After Brain Insult
Jimmy Kimmel mocked White House spokesperson Davis Ingle during his Monday night monologue.
Ingle had accused Kimmel of having a “peanut-sized brain” and said the host’s ratings were failing.
The exchange took place on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which airs weeknights on ABC.
Kimmel joked that the insult sounded like a rap battle line and used footage of Donald Trump struggling to say “human genome” to continue the joke.
This is part of a recurring dispute: Kimmel also criticized Ingle in October after the spokesperson said he lacked talent.
The episode shows how the White House and the late-night host have traded public insults.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and no further action was described.
Jimmy Kimmel mocked a White House spokesperson after the spokesperson accused him of having a “peanut-sized brain.”
Kimmel responded during Monday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, calling the remark a “Sick burn, bro.”
He also joked about President Donald Trump’s speech and speculated about how Trump might spend his final two years in office.
The White House statement said Kimmel’s ratings were failing and described him as more entertaining when people were laughing at him than with him.
- Who
- Jimmy Kimmel and White House spokesperson Davis Ingle.
- What
- Kimmel mocked a White House statement that insulted his intelligence and criticized his ratings.
- When
- Monday night; the date of the episode is not stated.
- Where
- On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in the United States. The show airs on ABC.
- Why
- The White House had issued a statement attacking Kimmel; the reason for the statement is not stated.
The White House
Jimmy Kimmel
Intelligence
The White House
The spokesperson said Kimmel’s “peanut-sized brain” had been “completely rotted” by Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Jimmy Kimmel
Kimmel said that having a peanut-sized brain would make it impossible to run a full human body.
Entertainment
The White House
The spokesperson said Kimmel was more entertaining when people laughed at him than with him.
Jimmy Kimmel
Kimmel mocked the statement as a “Sick burn” and joked that the spokesperson should enter a rap battle.
Ratings
The White House
The spokesperson said Kimmel’s real talent was his “failing ratings.
Jimmy Kimmel
Kimmel did not directly address the ratings claim in the quoted response.
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle issued a statement insulting Kimmel and criticizing his ratings.
Kimmel responded to the statement during his Jimmy Kimmel Live! monologue.
- Host
- Jimmy Kimmel
- White House spokesperson
- Davis Ingle
- Show
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Show network
- ABC
- Air time
- Weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET
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What people are saying
Sick burn, bro
You start saying things like that guy
Jimmy Kimmel’s case of Trump Derangement Syndrome is so advanced that it has completely rotted his peanut-sized brain. He’s far more entertaining when you’re laughing at him than with him. But unfortunately, his real talent is his failing ratings.