President Donald Trump is weighing in on ABC’s announcement that it has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its schedule after Nexstar Media Group said its ABC affiliates would stop airing it.
In a post on Truth Social Wednesday evening, Trump wrote: “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT”
Despite Trump’s claim, ABC has not canceled Jimmy Kimmel Live. The network has not indicated whether or when the show might return. The network said only that the show has been removed from its schedule “indefinitely” following remarks Kimmel made Monday night.
In his Monday night monologue, Kimmel said the “MAGA gang” was “trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,” a comment that has been roundly condemned across right-wing media over the last two days, setting off a chain of events that led to ABC’s announcement this afternoon.
Kimmel, who has frequently traded jabs with Trump and mocked the president in his monologues, has not issued public comment following ABC’s announcement.
I really need to start day-drinking.
How nice. He doesn’t even know the name of the show.
Colbert was first in the ratings before he got fired kimmel then Fallon. Trump has no idea what he’s talking about Kimmel wasn’t fired just suspended indefinitely. The Trump comment got more laughs than the comment on Kirk. But he’s right Trump shouldn’t be flying the US flag at half mast that is only meant for Presidents. Only cares about himself since he went straight to talking about his brand new ballroom on top of the ballroom that he may only use once or maybe twice. Why isn’t Melina saying anything we only see her doing trips that’s all I think that she would much rather stay out of the lime light I wonder if she even stays at the White House