US President Donald Trump has doubled his claim that late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are “next” to lose the show following the cancellation of the late show with Stephen Colbert.
At a press conference at the White House on Wednesday, Real America voice reporter Brian Gren asked Trump about reports that radio host Howard Stern could break up with Sirius XM after his contract expired in the fall.
Glenn went on to ask whether the “Hate Trump” comedy has lost popularity among American audiences.
In his response, Trump used an example of a recent late show cancellation with Stephen Colbert, adding that he believes Kimmel and Fallon are next.
“Well, that's not going well,” Trump replied. “And that really didn't work for a long time and I'll say most of the time from the start. Colbert has no talent, which means I could take anyone here. I could go outside on the beautiful streets and choose someone who would do the same or even more.
“Fallon has no talent. Kimmel has no talent. They are next. They are going. They are going. They are going. I don't know, but I imagine they'll get.
Trump issued a similar statement last month about the true society after Colbert's show was cancelled.
He criticized Kimmel and his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Warning that he was next to the chopping block, he insisted that he was “absolutely talented.”
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“The word, and it's a strong word. Jimmy Kimmel's neighbors go to a serious late-night sweepstakes, and soon after, Fallon goes away,” Trump wrote on July 22 of the Truth Society.
“These are people who have absolutely no talent and in all cases they've been paid millions of dollars to destroy what was once a great TV. It's really good to see them go.
Kimmel responded by sharing a screenshot of Trump's post on Instagram with a caption on Instagram. “I'm hearing you next. Or, that's just another great secret” – reference to the Wall Street Journal report released on July 17th, claiming that Trump wrote the phrase to Jeffrey Epstein in his 50th birthday letter in 2003.
Trump continued to make other claims about the cancellation of Colbert's show last week with the late-night host.
In a July 29th post on Truth Social, Trump said, “Everyone thinks he is “solo responsible” at the end of his late-night talk show, but rumors say “it's not true!”
“Everyone says I am solely responsible for the firing of Stephen Colbert from CBS. “That's not true! The reason he was fired was a pure shortage of talent, and the fact that this shortage was spending $50 million a year on CBS.
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Trump went on to insist that “even less talented Jimmy Kimmel” lost his job and that “weak, extremely unstable Jimmy Fallon” followed, “it's the next one.”
“The only real question is who will go first. Showing Biz and TV is a very simple business. If you can get a rating, you can say something. Otherwise you will always be a victim.” “Colbert becomes his own victim and the other two follow.”
Kimmel shared the screenshot on Instagram, saying, “I know I'm busy making Epstein's files a Sharpie, but this seems like a strange way to tell people to see Matt Damon and Ken Jennings to anyone who wants to be a whole new thing that wants to be a billionaire at 8|7c tomorrow night.”
Colbert has not responded to Trump's latest claim that he “is not solely responsible” at the end of the late show with Stephen Colbert, but he shared the words of Trump's choice in the opening monologue of the show last month.
The late-night host read Trump's post and celebrated his decision to cancel the Truth Social show on July 18th. He writes, “I absolutely love Colbert being fired. His talent was less than he appreciated.”
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