Jimmy Kimmel Wants Donald Trump as a Guest Despite Their Feud
Jimmy Kimmel invited President Trump to appear on his show after returning from suspension amid controversy, with a poll showing Kimmel leading Trump by 16 points in favorability.
- On Wednesday at Bloomberg Screentime, Jimmy Kimmel said he would love to have President Donald Trump on his show and that he will ask him, saying, `I’d love to have Trump on the show, for sure.`
- The suspension followed backlash over Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk, as ABC and Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 17 after Nexstar and Sinclair preempted broadcasts on 32 stations.
- Kimmel defended himself to Lucas Shaw, saying his remarks were maliciously mischaracterized and his talks with Bob Iger, Disney CEO, and Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Co-Chair, were positive.
- Viewers in Washington, D.C. and Seattle experienced blackouts, and after ABC and Disney reinstated Jimmy Kimmel, late-night host, he returned on September 22 but lost 85% of his audience.
- Despite Kimmel's invitation, observers say booking is unlikely because entrenched opposition remains, though a YouGov poll shows a 16-point favorability lead for Jimmy Kimmel over President Donald Trump, who last appeared in 2015.
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Jimmy Kimmel Shocks Viewers With Invitation to Donald Trump: "I'll Ask Him!"
Jimmy Kimmel, who recently had a late-night career bump thanks to his criticism to the White House and President Donald Trump, is flipping the script, at least a little. During a media appearance at the "Bloomberg Screentime" conference in Los Angeles, Kimmel said he'd "love" to have Trump as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and followed that up by adding, "I'll ask him."
Jimmy Kimmel Answers Correctly When Asked If He'd Have Donald Trump On His Show
Perhaps Jimmy Kimmel's plummeting ratings since he returned from his late-night timeout have reached a boiling point? How else could you explain him seemingly extending an invitation to … Donald Trump … to come on his show?Now, I'd love it. I think it would be incredible TV. Frankly, I think it's exactly what should happen in America. Nobody ever talks anymore. Nobody laughs together anymore. We all just bitch and moan at each other, without eve…
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