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Jimmy Kimmel is sharing his support for those taking to the streets to protest following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

In his latest monologue on Jan. 12, the late-night host slammed President Donald Trump's"ongoing war against Minneapolis" and praised the "patriotic Americans" who protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minnesota amid an immigration enforcement operation there.

Kimmel expressed support for the protesters who are exercising their First Amendment rights "while we still have First Amendment rights" and criticized Trump for his response to the shooting.

"His response to the intense outrage following the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent is to send in even more ICE agents, because when you're trying to put out a grease fire, what do you do? You throw more grease on it, right?" Kimmel said.

The Department of Homeland Security has said the ICE agent acted in self-defense and accused Good of weaponizing her car against the officer in an act of "domestic terrorism." Local officials, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, have pushed back against those trying to "spin this as an action of self-defense," citing video of the shooting that appeared to show Good's vehicle turning away from the ICE officer. In his monologue last week, Kimmel said that from the video, it "looked to me like a woman got scared, tried to drive away, and they shot her."

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In his Jan. 12 monologue, Kimmel criticized Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem for doubling down on accusing Good of domestic terrorism.

"This is what they want us to believe," the comedian said. "They need to paint anyone who protests as violent and dangerous, even a mom in a Honda."

He also slammed Trump for his recent push for the U.S. to take over Greenland. Kimmel said those who support America seizing Greenland "are all crazy people" and concluded that the United States has become the villain on the world stage.

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"I hate to break it to you guys, but we, the shining beacon of democracy, America, we are the bad guy now," he said, adding that other countries now "hate us for real stuff." He also compared the U.S. to various movie villains. "We used to be Superman, and now we're [General Zod]," he said.

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Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert said on CBS that Trump is "destroying the world," citing news that the president posted a fake Wikipedia page declaring himself the "acting president of Venezuela."

Seth Meyers also discussed that development on NBC's "Late Night." "Wow, not many people can say they were the worst president in the history of two countries," he quipped.

He went on to compare Trump to the Marvel villain Thanos in response to the president telling The New York Times that the only constraints on his powers are his "own morality." Meyers joked, "Alright, you guys, who gave him the last Infinity Stone?"