Tv persona Jimmy Kimmel hit again at Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after she reported him to america Capitol Police after he made a joke about her throughout a monologue that referenced the current controversy on the Academy Awards when actor Will Smith slapped comic Chris Rock.
Kimmel had criticized Greene for referring to Republican Senators Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Mitt Romney (Utah) as “pro-pedophile,” referring to their respective bulletins that they’d be a part of Democrats in voting to verify Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court docket following greater than per week of contentious affirmation hearings.
“This lady, Klan mother, is very upset with the three Republican senators who mentioned they’ll vote ‘sure’ on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court docket,” Kimmel mentioned. “She tweeted, ‘Murkowski, Collins and Romney are pro-pedophile. They simply voted for KBJ.’ Wow, the place is Will Smith when you really want him?”
Greene later mentioned she’d reported Kimmel to the Capitol Police, a transfer that earned her additional mockery from Kimmel.
Officer? I want to report a joke. https://t.co/3ournv9RwG
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) April 6, 2022
“She referred to as the police and reported this. Not solely did she name the police—she referred to as the identical police she voted in opposition to giving a Congressional Gold Medal to for defending our Capitol in opposition to the revolt,” Kimmel mentioned, pointing to Greene’s file of backing insurrectionists who attacked america Capitol on January 6, 2021, in addition to her determination to vote in opposition to awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the officers who defended the Capitol.
“I wouldn’t name it an revolt,” Greene told reporters on the time, justifying her vote.
You possibly can watch Kimmel’s monologue under.
.@RepMTG reported me to the Capitol Police, so I reported her to Batman! pic.twitter.com/0vfsHywfNV
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) April 8, 2022
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