Mike Rowe Defends Plumbers, Slams Kimmel

0:00It's March 31st. This is entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI, what everyone is talking about. Mike Roe, the Dirty Jobs host, is firing back at Jimmy Kimmel for mocking President Trump's nomination of Senator Mark Wayne Mullin as the new. Secretary of Homeland Security, Mullin, a former plumber from Oklahoma, stepped in after Trump removed Christie Knowham from the role. On his March 26th episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late-night host joked that a plumber's background is not the resume you want for. Protecting against terrorism, he compared it to not calling a five-star general to fix a clogged toilet, doubling down that Mullin should stick to pipes. The backlash hit hard from plumbers, their parents, spouses, kids, and anyone who's ever called one for help. Roe says jokes don't offend him, especially since his foundation lifts up skilled trades, but he takes issue with the idea that these workers can't. Level up to bigger things. Roe calls Kimmel's take-tone death, pointing out Mullin's smarts and turning plumbing

1:02skills into a multi-million dollar business that employed folks, and served customers. That success gave him the freedom to jump into politics. Roe wraps it by urging anyone rowed up to donate to MicroEWO works, reminding us competence crosses job lines and trades build real futures.