The Late Show, Trump and Colbert
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Jimmy Kimmel is exercising his First Amendment right as a U.S. citizen and firing back at Donald Trump after the President of the United States hinted his late-night talk show would be canceled next.
Kimmel, who has been engaged in a years-long feud with Trump, didn’t appear fazed by the president’s claim. “I’m hearing you're next,” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “Or maybe it’s just another wonderful secret.”
Donald Trump warned that 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' could be canceled following the abrupt axing of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.' Kimmel and his family lobbed insults of their own toward Trump witho
Paramount Global announced last week that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on CBS will be ending in May 2026 after a decade-long run. Trump has had a long vendetta against Colbert and a number of late-night hosts who have frequently criticized him since the beginning of his first term in 2017.
In his first episode since announcing the cancellation of "Late Show," Stephen Colbert had choice words for Trump, who'd celebrated the news.
Sandra Oh criticized CBS and Paramount during her appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on July 21 after its cancellation was announced. The network said it was "a financial decision," but the news came days after Colbert criticized Paramount for its $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump.
Kicking off Monday’s show with a joke about Trump wanting to change the name of the Washington Commanders NFL team (the “Washington Epsteins”, Colbert suggested), he walked into the Ed Sullivan theater to loud cheers and said “This is going to be fun”. It certainly was.