Coverage dated September 17, 2025

Trump says Kimmel ‘fired because he had bad ratings’

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President Trump claims Jimmy Kimmel's show was taken off the air due to bad ratings, dismissing concerns about free speech.

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The Hill
Trump says Kimmel ‘fired because he had bad ratings’ (opens The Hill)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President Trump claims Jimmy Kimmel's show was taken off the air due to bad ratings, dismissing concerns about free speech.
Variety
Donald Trump Doubles Down on Jimmy Kimmel Insults, Denies ‘Free Speech’ Infringement: He Was ‘Fired for Lack of Talent’ (opens Variety)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Donald Trump has offered further applause for ABC's shock decision to take "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off air while speaking at a press conference in London
The Hollywood Reporter
Trump Claims Kimmel Was “Fired” for “Lack of Talent” After ABC Late Night Show Pulled (opens The Hollywood Reporter)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President Donald Trump continued to sound off about ABC’s removal this week of its late night show at a press conference in the U.K.
The Guardian
‘Kimmel is not talented’: Trump gleeful after indefinite suspension of talkshow (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President says show was pulled off air because it had ‘very bad ratings more than anything else’
The Hill
Trump on Jimmy Kimmel: Networks that only criticize him ‘not allowed to do that’ (opens The Hill)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President Trump on Thursday suggested networks and late-night shows in particular should not be allowed to be overwhelmingly critical of him in the wake of ABC’s decision to take host Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
The New Republic
Trump Just Made It Very Clear Why Jimmy Kimmel Was Taken Off the Air (opens The New Republic)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Kimmel wasn’t suspended for “low ratings” or a lack of talent. He was put on ice because he dared poke fun at a thin-skinned president.
Slate Magazine
It’s Clear Why Disney Really Suspended Jimmy Kimmel—and It’s a Five-Alarm Fire (opens Slate Magazine)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Donald Trump will not be satisfied until every media outlet becomes more conservative—and obedient to him.
Fox News
Trump says Jimmy Kimmel pulled off air due to 'lack of talent' (opens Fox News)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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President Donald Trump claimed during a press conference in England on Thursday that late night show host Jimmy Kimmel was "fired" due to "lack of talent."
Deadline
Donald Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel Was “Fired” Over “Lack Of Talent” Not Free Speech (opens Deadline)
Published Sep 17, 2025
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Donald Trump has talked Jimmy Kimmel ABC coming off air and Charlie Kirk in the UK with Keir Starmer.