Donald Trump took intention at Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon whereas claiming credit score for the decline of late-night TV.
Donald Trump got here after Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon in a Reality Social publish Tuesday (July 22), celebrating what he known as the downfall of late-night tv and predicting extra exits to return.
“The phrase is, and it’s a robust phrase at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go within the untalented Late Night time Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will likely be gone,” Trump wrote.
Trump didn’t maintain again, calling Kimmel and Fallon “individuals with completely NO TALENT” who “have been paid Hundreds of thousands of {Dollars} for, in all circumstances, destroying what was once GREAT Tv.”
Trump added, “It’s actually good to see them go, and I hope I performed a serious half in it!”
Trump’s remarks adopted the announcement that CBS would finish The Late Present with Stephen Colbert in Could 2026.
Whereas the community cited monetary causes, the timing raised eyebrows. Simply days earlier, Colbert criticized CBS’s mum or dad firm, Paramount, for settling a lawsuit with Trump for $16 million.
Colbert addressed the cancellation on July 21 throughout his Monday night time monologue, making it clear he deliberate to make use of his remaining time to criticize Trump with out restraint.
“Now for the following 10 months, the gloves are off. I can lastly converse unvarnished reality to energy and say what I actually take into consideration Donald Trump, beginning proper now,” Colbert stated. “I don’t take care of him. Doesn’t have the skillset to be President. Simply not an excellent match.”
Trump had beforehand gloated about Colbert’s present ending, writing, “I completely love that Colbert obtained fired.”
Colbert fired again with sarcasm. “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be capable to compose the next satirical witticism?” he stated earlier than trying into the digital camera and stating, “Go f**ok your self.”
Exterior the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, about 100 individuals gathered earlier than the taping to protest the present’s cancellation.
