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Jimmy Kimmel Cites Poll Beating Trump, Invites President to Appear

The dispute over his brief suspension has become a test of public opinion versus broadcaster pressure.

Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert host their late night programs. (ABC/CBS)
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Jimmy Kimmel expressed interest in having President Trump on his show, despite past tensions, following a brief suspension of Kimmel's show after controversial Charlie Kirk remarks. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
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Overview

  • A YouGov/The Economist survey of 1,656 U.S. adults found Kimmel with 44% favorable and 41% unfavorable ratings, giving him a net +3 versus Trump’s 41% favorable and 54% unfavorable for a net −13.
  • In his Oct. 6 monologue, Kimmel declared, “I am more popular than the president of the United States,” and read a White House statement from spokesperson Anna Kelly calling the poll reaction “sad.”
  • Kimmel told the Bloomberg Screentime conference he’d “love” to host President Trump and said he would ask him, while rejecting an invite for FCC Chair Brendan Carr and arguing his critics mischaracterized his remarks.
  • ABC/Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! for six days after his September comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing, then reinstated the show after what Disney called “thoughtful conversations,” as affiliates restored carriage.
  • Nielsen estimates show the Sept. 23 comeback drew roughly 6–6.3 million viewers before falling to about 1.9 million on Oct. 2, including an 85% drop in adults 25–54 from the return night, with Fox News’ Gutfeld! leading late night that evening.