President Donald Trump cheered Disney’s decision to pull «Jimmy Kimmel Live!» indefinitely after the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin.
President Donald Trump praised Disney’s decision to indefinitely pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show as «great news for America» on Wednesday.
Fox News Digital confirmed with a Disney spokesperson that «Jimmy Kimmel Live!» would be pulled for the foreseeable future.
The news came after reports that Nexstar Media Group, which owns hundreds of television stations, would pre-empt Kimmel’s show on its ABC affiliates starting Wednesday night «for the foreseeable future» and would replace it with other programming over his comments about alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson.
Trump, who has long criticized Kimmel along with other late-night hosts, celebrated the news on his Truth Social account. Kimmel has long been a fierce Trump critic.
«Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.
