President Donald Trump has responded to ABC pulling late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air over his feedback about Charlie Kirk.
“Nice Information for America: The rankings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Present is CANCELLED,” Trump, 79, by way of Fact Social on Wednesday, September 17. “Congratulations to ABC for lastly having the braveness to do what needed to be carried out.”
Trump then took goal at two different late-night hosts, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, whose reveals air on NBC: “Kimmel has ZERO expertise, and worse rankings than even Colbert, if that’s doable,” he claimed. “That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two complete losers, on Faux Information NBC. Their rankings are additionally horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT.”
Us Weekly confirmed on Wednesday that Disney’s ABC determined to drag Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! from the community schedule.
“Jimmy Kimmel Dwell shall be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson informed Us in an announcement.
ABC’s determination comes after Nexstar Media, who owns a number of TV stations, reportedly threatened to get rid of Kimmel from its late-night lineup. The corporate informed Selection in a Wednesday assertion that its “owned and accomplice tv stations affiliated with the ABC Tv Community will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! for the foreseeable future, starting with tonight’s present.”
The corporate famous that it “strongly objects to latest feedback made by Mr. Kimmel regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk and can change the present with different programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”
Us reached out to Kimmel’s reps for remark.
