{"id":513989,"date":"2026-06-02T02:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/513989\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T02:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:41:10","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-gets-candid-on-his-talk-shows-future-amid-trump-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/513989\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel gets candid on his talk show’s future amid Trump feud"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> doesn’t need a crystal ball to see that his professional future is a bit murky.<\/p>\n

The outspoken late-night host opened up about the recent cancellation of Stephen Colbert<\/a>‘s “Late Show,”<\/a> as well as his ongoing feud with President Donald Trump<\/a>, in an interview with Vulture<\/a> published Monday, June 1.<\/p>\n

Colbert’s talk show, along with CBS’ entire “Late Show” franchise, concluded on May 21 after it was revealed last July<\/a>\u00a0that the TV network canceled the series due to a “financial decision” made against a “challenging backdrop in late night.”<\/p>\n

The shocking ouster came amid increasing political scrutiny of Colbert, who’d voiced criticism of CBS’ former parent company, Paramount Global, and its settlement deal with\u00a0President Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0in a case involving\u00a0“60 Minutes.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jimmy Kimmel poses before the unveiling ceremony of Adam Carolla’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

“I feel a little bit defeated by it,” Kimmel told Vulture after the “Late Show” finale aired. Kimmel, 58,\u00a0made an appearance<\/a>\u00a0during Colbert’s much-anticipated send-off<\/a>, reassembling\u00a0Strike Force Five<\/a>\u00a0with fellow late-night hosts\u00a0Seth Meyers<\/a>,\u00a0John Oliver<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jimmy Fallon<\/a>\u00a0to offer advice to Colbert, as well as investigate the green portal that served as a metaphor for the end of “The Late Show.”<\/p>\n

“In a lot of ways, I feel like I’m looking at my own future,” Kimmel continued. Late-night television is “not just dying of natural causes [such as lower ratings]. We’re being poisoned.”<\/p>\n

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Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel from “The Man Show” appear on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2001.<\/p>\n

(Kevin Winter, Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Kimmel’s remarks come amid his latest feud with Trump<\/a>, which stems from a joke the “Jimmy Kmmel Live!” host made days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner<\/a> on April 25.<\/p>\n

In a segment on his show that aired on April 23, Kimmel delivered an alternative White House Correspondents’ Dinner monologue in anticipation of the actual event, which did not have a comedian as the headliner. During his monologue, Kimmel quipped, “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.”<\/p>\n

Two days later, a gunman opened fire outside the dinner, where the president and the first lady were in attendance. A Secret Service agent was shot but protected by a bulletproof vest. After the shooting, a resurfaced clip of Kimmel’s “expectant widow” joke drew backlash on social media, with the comedian’s critics accusing him of promoting political violence.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump feud: <\/strong>President Trump wants Kimmel fired for ‘despicable call to violence’<\/a><\/p>\n

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump<\/a> weighed in on the controversial joke and called for ABC to fire Kimmel<\/a> for his “hateful and violent rhetoric.” The criticism came seven months after Kimmel’s talk show was suspended from the air<\/a> after the comedian made comments about political activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kimmel responded to the backlash<\/a> in his “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” monologue on April 27. While the TV host agreed that “hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject,” he encouraged Melania Trump<\/a> to first “have a conversation with your husband about” the issue.<\/p>\n

“One of the things we talked about when I first got suspended was that I can’t do this show if I’m going to be micromanaged,” Kimmel told Vulture. “Typically, my inclination is to fight back. In that way, Donald Trump and I are not so different.”<\/p>\n

Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, see late-night hosts who have beefed with President Trump<\/p>\n

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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night talk show, \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!”, will resume production after it was pulled off the air<\/a> Sept. 17, following comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk\u2019s\u00a0killing. Kimmel, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, often earned the ire of the president.<\/p>\n

After the announcement, Trump urged other networks to do the same. Scroll to see the other late-night talk show hosts that have feuded with the president over the years.<\/p>\n

(Kevin Winter, Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Kimmel and ABC recently signed a one-year extension<\/a> for his talk show, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to USA TODAY in December, meaning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will stay on the network through May 2027.<\/p>\n

Still, Kimmel acknowledges the uncertainty of his show’s future amid his contentious relationship with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

“I had the truth on my side as a defense,” Kimmel said of his previous controversies with Trump, before jokingly adding, “What if I actually do something wrong? I mean, that’s inevitable.”<\/p>\n

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Kimmel said he has “no idea what I’m going to do” whenever his talk-show tenure comes to an end, but added, “Freedom is what I want more than anything. I want to be able to go fishing because the fishing’s good.”<\/p>\n

“It’s important to me to be responsible,” Kimmel said. “I know I could go out in a blaze of glory and get a lot of applause for it, but it would be a very selfish thing to do.”<\/p>\n

Contributing: Brendan Morrow, James Powel, Taijuan Moorman and KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY<\/p>\n

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