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(The Hill) — President Trump took a plaything astatine ABC's Jimmy Kimmel connected Friday pursuing CBS's decision to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," suggesting helium is "next" connected the chopping block.
"I perfectly emotion that Colbert got fired. His endowment was adjacent little than his ratings," Trump wrote Friday connected Truth Social, a time aft the quality broke. "I perceive Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has adjacent little endowment than Colbert!"
"Greg Gutfeld is amended than each of them combined, including the Moron connected NBC who ruined the erstwhile large Tonight Show," helium added, referring to big Jimmy Fallon.
CBS announced Thursday that owed to "financial" reasons, it is nixing “The Late Show," rocking the late-night TV landscape.
“This is purely a fiscal determination against a challenging backdrop successful precocious night," the institution wrote successful a statement. "It is not related successful immoderate mode to the show’s performance, contented oregon different matters happening astatine Paramount."
Critics person come out against CBS and its genitor institution Paramount Global, calling for further probe into the decision.
Their concerns were sparked by the outlet's caller $16 cardinal settlement with Trump implicit his lawsuit against "60 Minutes" — which the president filed implicit an interrogation with erstwhile Vice President Harris during the predetermination that that helium argued was edited successful her favor.
Former CBS President Wendy McMahon and longtime "60 Minutes" shaper Bill Owens some resigned earlier this year amid the turmoil.
Paramount is besides seeking to merge with amusement institution Skydance, which volition necessitate support from Trump's Federal Communications Commission.
Colbert, who has been a vocal Trump critic, besides blasted his leader implicit the settlement.
The comedian has garnered enactment from fellow late-night hosts since quality of the cancellation broke.
“Love you Stephen. F‑‑‑ you and each your Sheldons CBS,” Kimmel wrote successful station connected his Instagram story.
Fallon besides weighed in, saying helium "thought I’d thrust this retired with him for years to come."
"I’m bittersweet that my household and friends volition request a caller amusement to ticker each nighttime astatine 11:30,” Fallon wrote connected Instagram. “But honestly, he’s truly been a man and a existent person implicit the years — going backmost to ‘The Colbert Report,’ and I’m definite immoderate helium does adjacent volition beryllium conscionable arsenic brilliant."
CNN's Jake Tapper connected Friday questioned the timing of the announcement.
“Obviously, President Trump has made nary concealed of his hatred of being mocked, specifically the jokes that radical similar Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel marque astatine his expense," Tapper said, adding aboriginal that Paramount is present successful a "bend-the-knee phase."
The Writers Guild of America East and West has gone a measurement further, pressing New York Attorney General Letitia James to motorboat a probe, accusing Paramount of offering a “bribe” to the Trump administration. The guild includes writers for the "Late Show."
The amusement is acceptable to extremity its astir 32-year tally successful May 2026. Colbert took the reins from erstwhile big David Letterman successful 2015.
