4t “KIMMEL MAKES TRUMP MAD AGAIN!” – Trump publicly demands ABC fire him immediately after his comeback show broke ratings, and his 3am tweet is making Kimmel snicker and MAGA angry
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President Donald Trump wasn’t laughing at Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue on Wednesday evening. Shortly after the most recent Jimmy Kimmel Live! episode hit the airwaves, 47 headed to his Truth Social platform to slam the late-night staple’s jokes, calling for both ABC and broadcasters like Sinclair to yank the show from their rosters … again.
“Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air?” Trump wrote of Kimmel’s monologue, which speculated on the President’s feelings surrounding the release of government files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Why do the TV Syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage. Get the bum off the air!!!”
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Trump’s tweet marks the most recent instance in which he has been vocally irritated with the topic. Earlier this week, the President made headlines after offering a “quiet, piggy” to a Bloomberg reporter who pressed him about the contents of the files, which are set to be released now that Trump has reportedly signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law.
Kimmel’s Program Had Previously Been Suspended by ABC
“The MAGA gang [is] desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said of Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, days after the podcaster was fatally shot. This speculation peeved not only Trump supporters, but also FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who denounced Kimmel’s comments during a podcast appearance shortly after the segment aired. “
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Despite being back on ABC, this talk show host faces an unexpected challenge…
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” the FCC higher-up said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Upon his network TV return, Kimmel clarified his offending comments, noting that it was “never [his] intention to make light of the murder of a young man.” He continued, “I don’t think there’s anything funny about it.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs weeknights on ABC.
