Article continues below advertisementJimmy Kimmel's latest monologue triggered a full-blown political response.The late-night host is facing backlash from the Department of Homeland Security after joking about Secretary Markwayne Mullin's background as a plumber, a comment that quickly spiraled into a culture war debate over class, credentials and media framing.What began as a throwaway joke has since been reframed across political media as something much bigger.