DONALD Trump has wasted no time to lash out at Jimmy Kimmel after the comic’s late night show was pulled off air.
Kimmel irked ABC bosses after appearing to suggest in his Monday night monologue that Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin Tyler Robinson, 22, was a conservative.
Kimmel’s show Jimmy Kimmel Live! was pulled on Wednesday night and the show has been indefinitely paused.
Trump, who is in the UK for a state visit, welcomed the move by TV bosses.
In an early morning Truth Social post, he praised ABC.
“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,” Trump wrote.
“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.”
News that the Late Show, presented by Stephen Colbert, would be canceled was announced in July.
The last iteration of the show will air in May next year.
Kimmel referred to Kirk’s assassination and accused MAGA supporters of trying to score political points.
“The MAGA Gang 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,” he said.
“In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”
Network bosses slammed the brakes on the show – hours before it was set to air.
Fans had started to wait outside the El Capitan Center in Los Angeles.
And, guests had already been booked to appear on the program.
Trump statement on Jimmy Kimmel being taken off air
DONALD Trump issued a statement after Jimmy Kimmel’s show was taken off air.
“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,” he said.
“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.”
Source: Truth Social
Kimmel was planning to address his monologue on Wednesday night’s program, as reported by Deadline.
The comic’s comments sparked fury among officials within the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC is an independent regulator of television, radio, and cable services.
It ensures communication laws are being followed.
Brendan Carr, the FCC chair, was left appalled by Kimmel’s comments.
“There’s calls for Kimmel to be fired, ” he said.
“I think you could certainly see a path forward for suspension over this.”
In an interview with Fox News titan Sean Hannity, Carr described ABC’s move as “unprecedented.”
“This is an important turning point,” he added.
The future of Kimmel’s show is up in the air, but the host is said to be furious with bosses decision.
One insider told The Mail Kimmel will sit down with ABC bosses in a bid to set out a plan moving forward.
“He is livid,” they said.
“Absolutely f**king livid.”
One source told the outlet that Kimmel was “p****d” at the decision to pull him off air.
They suggested he could walk away from ABC.
“This is the last straw and Jimmy is now looking to forever break his relationship with ABC forever,” they claimed.
This is a developing story…
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