Fact Check: Were 'The View' hosts asked not to speak about Jimmy Kimmel suspension?

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: ABC suspended 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' host Jimmy Kimmel following his comments on conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Following his suspension, a rumor circulated online claiming that 'The View' hosts were asked not to speak about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. But is there any truth to this? Let's find out below.

Claim: 'The View' hosts asked not to speak about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

During the recent segment of 'The View', the show hosts were quiet on the topic of their network yanking 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' from the airwaves.

Hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sarah Haines, Joy Behar, and Alyssa Farrah Griffin said nothing about Jimmy Kimmel during their live broadcast on Thursday, September 18.

Following this, a rumor swirled online claiming that the hosts were asked not to speak about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

An X user wrote, "Ummm so @TheView has been censored? Not a single word about Jimmy Kimmel. This is absolutely disgusting & ridiculous. Just cancel the show then."

Similarly, another person shared, "So odd... #TheView is avoiding any discussion of Jimmy Kimmel being suspended. Too hot? Apparently, they got their marching orders to zip it. This must be kill!ng @JoyVBehar."

"#TheView not discussing the Jimmy Kimmel situation at all. Ooou, did that mandate come from the top? Always got something to say but not this time. Yikes," another X user added.

Proof: Unconfirmed

The claims made in the online rumors are unconfirmed, as there has been no official confirmation from 'The View' representatives on whether the hosts were asked not to speak about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

However, an insider informed Page Six that the ladies "were not silenced".

"They were not told not to discuss it," the source told the outlet.

The insider suggested that the show hosts may have been waiting for Kimmel to speak out, as they did when CBS pulled the plug on Stephen Colbert and the 'Late Show' franchise in July 2025.

The insider also said, "It’s an ongoing story and hot topics are discussed daily."

Despite the insider's statement, there is no official diktat that 'The View' co-hosts were told not to discuss it as well.

Trump predicted Jimmy Kimmel's ouster weeks before ABC suspended him

President Donald Trump predicted that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would be "going" weeks before he was suspended by ABC.

Kimmel's suspension seemed to validate Trump’s earlier comments in the Oval Office.

During an exchange with Real America’s Voice correspondent Brian Glenn on August 6, Trump was asked whether the "hate Trump" business model in entertainment was failing.

The correspondent cited speculation that Howard Stern could be leaving Sirius XM.

The POTUS took the opportunity to lash out at his late-night critics, and named Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon in particular.

"Fallon has no talent. Kimmel has no talent. They’re next. They’re gonna be going. I hear they’re gonna be going," Trump said in August.

He further renewed his attacks on Stephen Colbert, and insisted that the CBS host had "no talent" and "worse ratings than anyone else."