Trump quips Kimmel ‘is next’ after CBS axes Colbert's 'Late Show'
President Trump took a swing at ABC's Jimmy Kimmel on Friday following CBS's decision to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," suggesting he is "next" on the chopping block.
"I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings," Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social, a day after the news broke. "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!"
"Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show," he added, referring to host Jimmy Fallon.
CBS announced Thursday that due to "financial" reasons, it is nixing “The Late Show," rocking the late-night TV landscape.
“This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," the company wrote in a statement. "It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters........
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