Jimmy Kimmel Questions White House’s Excuse for Giggle Heard During Trump’s C-SPAN Call: ‘Makes Very Little Sense’
“It’s like some kind of Gigglegate,” the late night host adds The post Jimmy Kimmel Questions White House’s Excuse for Giggle Heard During Trump’s C-SPAN Call: ‘Makes Very Little Sense’ appeared first on TheWrap .
Jimmy Kimmel jokingly questioned the White House's explanation for the giggle heard during Donald Trump's recent C-SPAN call, asserting it made "very little sense." On Wednesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live! ", the host teased a follow-up to his earlier remarks about Trump's call into C-SPAN. "I showed a clip last night of President Trump calling into C-SPAN," Kimmel began.
"They have a new call-in show, and I guess he couldn't resist calling in, and he surprised the host, and when she answered the call, we heard a woman laughing who definitely wasn't the first lady." The clip was replayed, revealing the giggle as Trump started speaking. "Okay, so we know from an interview he did last week that his assistant Natalie [Harp] is responsible for placing these calls," Kimmel pointed out.
"We presumed the woman laughing was Natalie," he continued. "But for whatever reason, the White House felt the need to issue a statement about this pushing back. They claimed, 'The laugh is leftover audio from a previous caller who had not disconnected yet.'" However, Kimmel deemed this explanation "very little sense," noting the initial sound of Trump's voice before the previous caller, Doug, spoke.
"But what makes even less sense is the fact that they released a statement about this," he added. "It's like some kind of Gigglegate. I would have forgotten about it already. It kind of makes you wonder why they're so eager to deny that it was Natalie's laugh." Kimmel then humorously took shots at both the White House assistant and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who recently received attention for laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
"It's not like she was laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier," Kimmel remarked. "She's allowed to laugh. President Trump quite famously prefers women who smile. And Natalie does. She smiles. She does a lot for the president. She's famous for it." The White House did not provide an immediate response to TheWrap's request for comment. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is broadcast weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.
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