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White House spokesperson Davis Ingle stated that Kimmel's brain had 'rotted' and that his 'Trump Derangement Syndrome is so advanced'."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Kimmel, during his show, had urged Trump to resign and referred to him as 'Nappy Gilmore'. He suggested Trump use his cryptocurrency to buy an island, mentioning Epstein's island as a possibility. Kimmel also addressed a previous White House statement that labelled him a 'no-talent loser who has beclowned himself with tanking ratings', referring to Ingle as 'Danny Dingle'."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Kimmel's role"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"WVII / Fox Bangor and democraticaccent.com reported that media commentator Christian Toto suggested Kimmel's relationship with ABC could face financial pressure, stating Kimmel 'long ago traded in comedy for activism' and is a 'DNC apparatchik'. The digests from The Beltway Report, nytimespost.com, Fox News, and wfmd.com did not include this commentary."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports or digests mention the specific date of Jimmy Kimmel's monologue or the date of the White House's response. 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