Overview
- In a 12:49 a.m. ET Truth Social post, the president called Kimmel a "man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS" and wrote, "Get the bum off the air!!!"
- Kimmel’s Wednesday monologue joked about a looming “Hurricane Epstein,” questioned what the president knew, and criticized a White House dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- After near-unanimous votes in Congress, the president signed legislation directing the Justice Department to disclose Epstein-related records, with a 30-day release window.
- On Thursday’s show, Kimmel responded that Trump "tried to get me fired in September," said "I’ll go when you go," and echoed the president’s "quiet, Piggy!" line.
- Two days earlier, the president suggested revoking ABC’s broadcast license after an ABC News reporter asked about releasing the Epstein files.