Kimmel tears into Trump over the next round of White House firings

"Not only is Donald firing people, Melania's getting in on the action."
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Kimmel tears into Trump over the next round of White House firings
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Listen, we all knew Donald Trump loved to say those two little words — "You're fired" — during his time on The Apprentice. But, who knew this love of firing people would continue into his presidency?

Trump is reportedly gearing up to fire Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security Secretary, Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel.

Jimmy Kimmel offered up his thoughts on the rumoured departures. "Nielsen has done her best to please the president," he said. "She strongly supported his policy of taking children away from their parents at the border, but I guess in the end she just wasn't quite evil enough and now Thanos will take charge."

"The problem is, he's too chicken to fire people face-to-face. And John Kelly is the guy who does it for him so now Trump has to figure out a way to get Kelly to fire himself," he added.

"Not only is Donald firing people, Melania's getting in on the action," Kimmel added, referring to the reports that Ricardel is being fired after clashing with FLOTUS.

"In other words, 'be best' is now 'be gone,'" he continued.

Rachel Thompson, sits wearing a dress with yellow florals and black background.
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.


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