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Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Jan 26, 2021
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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has sparked backlash on social media after he was accused of sharing a ‘tone deaf’ post which celebrated the end of Donald Trump's presidency.
The comedian was told to “read the room” following his comment: "It feels good to only have to worry about a deadly pandemic now."
Some Twitter users thought he was implying that there aren’t any other big problems facing the country now the former president is out of office, with some raising economic inequality, racial injustice and the climate crisis as key ongoing concerns.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in at the inauguration last week.
This followed Trump disputing the results of the 2020 election, without evidence, for months.
The comedian previously mocked the former president multiple times on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, sharing parody videos and deepfakes of Trump throwing tantrums in the White House.
But many criticised the late-night host’s latest comment.
@jimmykimmel What about? -90+ Million uninsured & underinsured -Millions Unemployed -Kids in cages -Homelessness… https://t.co/VzF8iHDlYc— Giovanny Verano (@Giovanny Verano) 1611420868
@jimmykimmel What about the economic inequality crisis, the racial injustice crisis, the climate crisis, and the ho… https://t.co/nJw9fjT76S— Ryan Knight ☭ (@Ryan Knight ☭) 1611423769
@jimmykimmel I mean, there's also the rampant voter suppression, white supremacy, and radicalized domestic terroris… https://t.co/QclvI2gmCo— Alexandra Rowland (they/them) ✨ (@Alexandra Rowland (they/them) ✨) 1611365679
@jimmykimmel What planet are you living on!? 😳— Daniela is wondering what’s next (@Daniela is wondering what’s next) 1611446315
Some pointed out his privilege to make such a remark.
@jimmykimmel Must be nice being a millionaire with a paid off home and healthcare... rest of us still need healthcare and a living wage— Be Decent America (@Be Decent America) 1611409888
How privileged and so very tone deaf of you @jimmykimmel. The people are still worrying about healthcare, jobs, ho… https://t.co/I30RjtvC7X— The People’s Party (@The People’s Party) 1611421090
@jimmykimmel read the fucken room— Southern Fried and Vitamin Fortified (@Southern Fried and Vitamin Fortified) 1611375642
@jimmykimmel The rest of the nation isn’t living that, but how nice for you. ☕️— 🌈💻Gunpowder&Vanilla🔫☘️ (@🌈💻Gunpowder&Vanilla🔫☘️) 1611359037
@jimmykimmel Lol, umm, that's all you have to worry about...— Sadé - John's sister. Fundamentally Black (@Sadé - John's sister. Fundamentally Black) 1611377248
@jimmykimmel must be nice to have a life like yours— Bes D. Marx (@Bes D. Marx) 1611407156
However, others defended Kimmel’s tweet, which was liked by almost 150,000 users.
Trump was the first president to not win re-election since George HW Bush, who lost to Bill Clinton in 1992.
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