Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel revealed that he has obtained Italian citizenship and hinted he might relocate there to avoid living under President Donald Trump’s second term.
Kimmel made the remarks while appearing on Sarah Silverman’s podcast last week, where the two discussed the state of the country under Trump’s leadership.
“A lot of people I know are thinking about where are they going to get citizenship?” Silverman said.
“I did get Italian citizenship,” Kimmel responded. “I do have that. And what’s going on is—as bad as you thought it was going to be—it’s so much worse. It’s just unbelievable. I feel like it’s even worse than he would like it to be.”
Kimmel also claimed that some Trump supporters are expressing regret.
“There are a lot of people … now you see these clips of Joe Rogan saying, ‘Why’s he doing this? He shouldn’t be deporting people.’ People go, ‘F*** you, you supported him.’ I don’t buy into that. I don’t believe ‘F*** you, you supported him,’” Kimmel continued. “I think everybody has to… the door needs to stay open. If you want to change your mind, that’s so hard to do. If you want to admit you were wrong, that’s so hard and so rare to do. You are welcome.”
The comedian first disclosed in June that he had secured Italian citizenship, sharing the news at the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles. “I have just obtained citizenship, thanks to my beloved grandmother Edith, whose family came from Candida, in the province of Avellino,” Kimmel told the crowd.
Kimmel’s comments come as celebrities have long threatened to leave the country due to President Trump. Some celebrities have, however, followed through on such statements. Earlier this year, comedians Rosie O’Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres permanently relocated outside the country.
