Fox News Continues To Bash Jelly Roll After Week Of Trump Jokes On 'Kimmel'
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Key Points:
- Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show” hosts criticized rapper Jelly Roll for his jokes targeting President Donald Trump during his guest-hosting stint on “Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!” particularly focusing on body-shaming remarks.
- Jelly Roll made a joke highlighting Trump’s history of body-shaming others, which sparked backlash from conservative commentators on Fox News who defended the president and dismissed the humor.
- Guest Marc Siegel on Fox News claimed fat-shaming is acceptable if done by Democrats and downplayed the seriousness of Jelly Roll’s comments, while also making light of Jelly Roll’s weight.
- Jelly Roll, who has publicly discussed his own weight-loss journey, suggested Trump could benefit from losing weight for health reasons, which further fueled conservative criticism.
- Despite assumptions that Jelly Roll supported Trump due to a past meeting, his recent comments led to significant conservative backlash, including a Florida congressman threatening to ban him from the district.
