


President Trump on Tuesday night slammed ABC for reinstating comedian Jimmy Kimmel after pulling the late-night host off the air last week, and he suggested at possibly taking action against the television network.
“I can’t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “Something happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his ‘talent’ was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who’s not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE.”
Trump also claimed in his post that Kimmel was “yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution.”
“I think we’re going to test ABC out on this. Let’s see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings,” he added.
Kimmel is set to make a widely anticipated return to late-night television on Tuesday night, only a week after ABC suspended him for saying that conservatives were trying to score “political points” off the assassination of Charlie Kirk and joking that Trump was mourning his death “like a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish.”
Kimmel’s remarks earned him a sharp rebuke from Trump and his allies, including his Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair.
Disney called Kimmel’s comments about Kirk’s killing “ill-timed and insensitive,” and said it took him off the air to “avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for the country.”
The company has not indicated if it expected the comedian to apologize for the remarks upon his return, as some have called for him to do, or shed any light on how he would address the controversy his monologue had caused.
His show will also not be carried by some ABC affiliates after two local station owners said they would not air his program.
Nexstar Media Group, which owns The Hill and dozens of ABC affiliates across the country, said its decision to preempt Kimmel was made “pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve.”
Sinclair similarly said in a statement that “discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.”