Tiffany Haddish reacted to White House‘s response to her earlier joke about Donald Trump during Jimmy Kimmel Live! She was the guest host of this week, as Kimmel is on a two-month voluntary hiatus. The joke in question came when Haddish teased that “everything Trump touches dies,” referring to his alleged interference in the FIFA World Cup.
The White House asked who Tiffany Haddish was, she replied
Tiffany Haddish hits back at White House spokesperson Davis Ingle over her Trump joke. Ingle said to USA Today, “Who the hell is Tiffany Haddish?” Addressing the remark, Haddish joked that POTUS is focused on several issues at the moment, and one of them appears to be her. Then she declared that she had received a shout-out from the White House for her joke.
Haddish further said, referring to Ingle’s remark, “Who am I? Huh? Huh? I’m the bitch you walk past to get to your coach seat, motherf—er! Who am I? Who am I? I’maSports Illustratedswimsuit model, that’s who I am.”
Criticizing Ingle for questioning her well-established identity, she added, “Who am I? Who the f— is Davis Ingle, huh? Who is that? Is that a new character onLittle House in the Prairie? But your ass is in the White House? You’re in the wrong house!”
However, Haddish was still happy that the White House got angry over her Trump remark. She saw it as a job well done, saying, “This is the day that I finally become Jimmy Kimmel.”
Shortly after, she asked whether, if Trump decides to get her off the air, as with Kimmel’s suspension last year, she would be paid for the entire week. Kimmel’s cohost, Guillermo, stepped in to answer her question. He revealed that, unfortunately, she won’t be paid for the entire week.
While making a joke about Donald Trump earlier, the comedian also took a jab at the president’s frequently bruised hands and at Nicki Minaj, one of his staunch supporters.
