Trump Calls for ABC to Fire Jimmy Kimmel

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night called for ABC to remove late-night host Jimmy Kimmel from the air, reigniting a public feud after Kimmel mocked the president in recent monologues over his handling of Jeffrey Epstein-related files and a White House dinner with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air? Why do the TV Syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage. Get the bum off the air!!!" The message came hours after Trump signed legislation mandating the Justice Department to release government files on Epstein, the late financier convicted of sex trafficking who died in 2019. The bill passed Congress with broad bipartisan support earlier that day, following months of pressure to disclose the documents, which include references to high-profile figures.

Trump's post followed Kimmel's Tuesday monologue on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," where the host highlighted Trump's apparent frustration with questions about Epstein. Kimmel played a clip from Friday aboard Air Force One, when Trump leaned toward a Bloomberg...