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Trump says ABC 'better' fire Kimmel 'soon' amid feud
Trump renewed his demand after Kimmel’s joke sparked backlash and an FCC review of ABC’s licenses, which critics say looks like retaliation.
- Donald Trump and Melania Trump demanded ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel over a joke he made about Melania, which they found offensive.
- President Trump called Kimmel 'seriously unfunny' and criticized his show's ratings while urging ABC to remove him.
- Disney and ABC have not fired Kimmel and plan to legally defend their ABC station licenses following an FCC order for early license renewals.
- Jimmy Kimmel continued mocking the Trumps in his monologues despite their backlash and calls for his removal.
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Donald Trump urges ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel: ‘It better be soon’
Mr Trump made a further call for the presenter to be sacked in a post on Truth Social on Thursday. US President Donald Trump has urged ABC to fire the late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, saying: “It better be soon.” Mr Trump made a further call for the presenter of Jimmy Kimmel Live! to be sacked in a post on Truth Social after previously calling for the US network to “immediately” fire him on Monday. The comments come after the presenter jo…
Kimmel counters Trump attack with another joke about Trump's marriage.
President Donald Trump said ABC “would do well” to fire Jimmy Kimmel soon. This is the latest attack on the network and its popular late-night host.
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