Ever since Jimmy Kimmel made fun of recently appointed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin for being a plumber in the past, the comedian has faced severe backlash online, with Mike Rowe becoming the latest celebrity to call him out. The veteran actor penned a lengthy note on social media to share his stance on the controversy, blasting Kimmel for his “tone deaf” comments. Notably, Rowe founded the mikerowWORKS Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes skilled labor.
Mike Rowe calls out Jimmy Kimmel for ‘plumber’ joke
On March 29, the Stranger Things actor took to social media to slam the veteran comedian for ridiculing Markwayne Mullin’s stint as a plumber.
“Being offended is always a choice, and I don’t choose to be offended by a joke, even one that comes at the expense of the skilled tradespeople my foundation tries to elevate,” Mike Rowe wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) profile. “But I am a tad butt-hurt by the suggestion that skilled workers should never evolve into something new, and that competence is somehow limited to one vocation.”
Notably, Jimmy Kimmel had mocked Donald Trump’s appointment of Markwayne Mullin as the Department of Homeland Security head by stating, “We have a plumber now protecting us from terrorism.”
Despite facing criticism over his comments, the late-night talk show host defended his quips in a subsequent episode, noting, “I wouldn’t put a plumber in charge of Homeland Security for the same reason I wouldn’t call a five-star general to pull a rat out of my toilet.”
“Obviously, expertise and skill are important. If I need a new kidney, I’d prefer a doctor do the surgery, not a late-night talk show host. But if the doctor in question used to host a talk show, why would I hold that against him?” Mike Rowe said in response.
Describing Kimmel’s joke as “tone deaf,” Rowe added, “Is that not the embodiment of the American Dream? I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin’s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life?”
Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel has yet to respond to Mike Rowe’s comments.
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on Mandatory.
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