Jimmy Kimmel replacement hits back at defensive White House staffer over risky Trump joke

Angelica Cheyenne Fri, July 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM UTC

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Tiffany Haddish serves clap back on Jimmy Kimmel Live! -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited

Jimmy Kimmel's fill-in Tiffany Haddish, had some words for Donald Trump's White House spokesperson Davis Engel after he took aim at her following a joke about the president.

Since Haddish, 58, has been hosting for Kimmel on his late-night program, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, amid his hiatus, she's already made headlines for her bold jokes about the 80-year-old president. On the Wednesday, July 8, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Haddish addressed the reaction received from the media about what she said about the president on the July 7 show.

"So anyway, some little snitch at USA today asked the White House to comment on that joke, and a spokesman named Davis Engel said, 'Who the hell is Tiffany Haddish?'" Haddish said. Her words comes amid images of the White House's destruction making headlines in May.

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She continued, "Who am I? I'm the b--ch you walk past to get to your coach seat motherf--ker. Who am I? I'm a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model that's who I am."

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During the previous episode, the comedian blasted, "People are blaming Donald Trump for the loss after he got FIFA to help team USA. It seems like everything Trump touches dies," before adding, "Which I guess is why his tiny hands are all f--ked up. Or maybe it's from grabbing Nicki's Barbz by the p--sy."

Haddish has been making jokes about Trump since hosting for Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live! -Credit:Getty

Haddish's joke mocked Trump's connection to his latest celebrity supporter, rapper Nicki Minaj, whose fan base is called the Barbz. It's also referenced a 2005 recording of Trump confessing to "grabbing women by the p--sy."

Kimmel's replacement also dragged Trump on the July 6 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which she also hosted. On that show, she poked fun at Trump's failed Great American State Fair at the National Mall in Washington D.C. for America's 250th anniversary this year.

“Trump said the event was going to be, and I quote, ‘packed to the brim,’” Haddish quipped in the episode. “Well, let’s see how that worked out for him.”

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Haddish then showed a Fox News clip of the fair on the ABC program, which captured tens of people going around the fair. The Fox News host can be heard saying in the clip, “Man, we’ve got thousands of people celebrating this birthday with us.”

After showing footage of the seemingly barely-attended event, Tiffany quipped that there were “more people at my bat mitzvah,” further joking, “I’m a be real honest with you, there was more people at my DUI trial."

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