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Jimmy Kimmel is exercising his First Amendment right as a U.S. citizen and firing back at Donald Trump after the President of the United States hinted his late-night talk show would be canceled next.
Kimmel, who has been engaged in a years-long feud with Trump, didn’t appear fazed by the president’s claim. “I’m hearing you're next,” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “Or maybe it’s just another wonderful secret.”
Trump and Kimmel have shared some heated exchanges in the past. At the end of his hosting gig at the 96th Annual Academy Awards in March 2024, Kimmel took a moment to read a review of his performance that Trump had posted on his Truth Social account.
Kicking off Monday’s show with a joke about Trump wanting to change the name of the Washington Commanders NFL team (the “Washington Epsteins”, Colbert suggested), he walked into the Ed Sullivan theater to loud cheers and said “This is going to be fun”. It certainly was.
The back-and-forth row between Kimmel and Trump was reignited on Tuesday after the latter took to his social media platform and repeated claims that Kimmel is “next” on the la
Sandra Oh criticized CBS and Paramount during her appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on July 21 after its cancellation was announced. The network said it was "a financial decision," but the news came days after Colbert criticized Paramount for its $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump.
Later, Schiff did address CBS’ decision to cancel Late Show, writing on X, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”