The White House is now officially in the business of trading barbs with late-night comedians—and the comedians are treating the exchanges like career achievements. Tiffany Haddish guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live, cracked a joke about President Trump's intervention in a World Cup red card dispute, and received an official White House response through spokesperson David Ingle. Haddish's reaction on the next night's show: she called it
White House Spars With Late-Night Comic: Entertainment-State Merger Complete
When official spokesmen fight comedy bits and UFC hits the presidential lawn, the entertainment-state merger is done.

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