Jimmy Kimmel has fired back at Elon Musk after the billionaire and senior advisor to Donald Trump branded the late night talk show host an “unfunny jerk“ for jokes he made about Tesla. On the Wednesday (19 March) edition of his show Kimmel poked fun at Musk and Tesla as protests and arson attacks against the electric car company continue in the United States.

Numerous critics, including Sean Hannity and Sen Mike Lee, have slammed Jimmy Kimmel and ABC for seemingly downplaying the Tesla attacks

"Authorities are now investigating which Teslas were set on fire and which set themselves on fire," the host quipped