George Clooney Defends Jimmy Kimmel After Trump’s ‘Heated’ Criticisms: ‘Jokes Are Jokes’

George Clooney is defending Jimmy Kimmel after Donald Trump criticized the late-night host's joke about Melania Trump. Clooney compared the backlash to a comment made by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who joked about shots being fired at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Clooney says hyperbolic rhetoric can be toned down and that challenging those in power is essential, a mantra he learned from his journalist father.