“This is the day that I finally become Jimmy Kimmel,” the actress said.

Tiffany Haddish reacts to White House shading her over* Jimmy Kimmel Live* joke: ‘You in the wrong house!’

“This is the day that I finally become Jimmy Kimmel,” the actress said.

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- Tiffany Haddish is sharing her thoughts on the White House’s statement about one of her* Jimmy Kimmel Live* jokes.

- The actress recently joked that everything Donald Trump touches dies, which drew a response from a White House spokesperson.

- She is currently guest-hosting the late-night program for the week.

Tiffany Haddish is reacting to the White House’s shady response to one of her *Jimmy Kimmel Live* punchlines.

The *Girls Trip *actress, who is guest-hosting the late-night program this week, celebrated the White House being “mad” at her over a joke that she recently made about Donald Trump on Wednesday’s episode.

“The president is very focused on issues that matter right now and, apparently, I’m one of them,” Haddish began. “I got a shoutout from the White House today! For real, y’all, for real!”

Tiffany Haddish hosts ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’.

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The *I Curse You With Joy *author went on to reveal that the White House “issued an official statement about this joke I made last night,” before cutting to footage of the aforementioned quip.

In it, Haddish teased that “everything Trump touches dies” in response to the United States being eliminated in the World Cup after the president called FIFA and asked it to review a red card given to player Folarin Balogun ahead of the team’s match against Belgium.

James Corden explains Folarin Balogun's World Cup reversal: 'Trump card'

Tiffany Haddish manifested her 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' cover with a little help from her grandma

“Which I guess why his tiny hands are all f---ed up,” Haddish said as the cameras cut to image of the president’s heavily bruised hands. “Or maybe that’s from grabbing Nicki’s barbz by the [p---y].” Alongside the punchline, a photograph of Trump and rapper Nicki Minaj holding hands was depicted onscreen.

The White House was subsequently asked for comment on Haddish’s remarks, to which a White House spokesperson named Davis Ingle told USA Today: “Who the hell is Tiffany Haddish?”

And to say Haddish was unhappy with their response was an understatement. “Who am I? Huh? Huh? I’m the bitch you walk past to get to your coach seat, motherf---er!” she exclaimed. “Who am I? Who am I? I’m a *Sports Illustrated* swimsuit model, that’s who I am.”

Haddish continued, “Who am I? Who the f--- is Davis Ingle, huh? Who is that? Is that a new character on *Little House in the Prairie*? But your ass is in the White House? You’re in the wrong house!”

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Still, the actress explained that she was excited to hear that “the White House is mad at me,” adding, “This is the day that I finally become Jimmy Kimmel.”

Although she did have one important question.

“If the president pulls me off the air, do I still get paid for the whole week?” Haddish asked, referencing Kimmel’s on-air suspension last September.

Kimmel’s cohost, Guillermo, didn’t exactly have good news for her, either. “Sorry, but I don’t think so,” he confessed. “Yeah, you don’t get paid at all.”

Watch Haddish discuss being on the receiving end of the White House’s ire in the clip above.

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