'Get the bum off the air!': Trump slams Jimmy Kimmel after he roasts his ‘quiet, piggy’ outburst

WASHINGTON, DC: President Trump was clearly unimpressed with Jimmy Kimmel’s latest monologue as he woke up guns blazing on Thursday, November 20, calling for the late-night comedian's ouster.

It came after Kimmel teased that Trump was “bracing for Hurricane Epstein."

“Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air?” Trump asked on Truth Social.

“Why do the TV Syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage. Get the bum off the air!!!”

This came after Kimmel implied Trump might end up as the main character in the hotly anticipated trove of Epstein-related documents.

Jimmy Kimmel pokes Trump again

During his Wednesday monologue, the ABC comic told his audience, “We are carefully following the path of Hurricane Epstein right now. It is a category 5, it’s expected to make landfall sometime very soon.”

The bit was titled on YouTube, “Trump Braces for Hurricane Epstein, Spews Nonsense & Elon Joins for Dinner with Saudi Crown Prince.”

Kimmel took a dig at Trump’s possible ties to whatever the Epstein files might reveal. “We are one step closer to answering the question, what did the president know and how old were these women when he knew it,” he claimed.

On Tuesday, the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in a staggering 427–1 vote. Hours later, the Senate passed it on to Trump’s desk with unanimous consent.

Kimmel quipped, “It was such a landslide, Trump might actually be able to rebury the Epstein files under it.”

The left-wing comic told his viewers there was only a “12 percent chance” Trump would sign the bill, yet the president had already signed it on Wednesday night, before Kimmel even taped his show.

Since 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' usually records at 7:30 pm ET and airs at 11:35 pm, the ink was already dry by airtime, per the New York Post.

Trump versus Jimmy Kimmel

ABC had already benched Kimmel back in September after the host’s eyebrow-raising comments about conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk’s murder. 

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel declared.

His comments resulted in a so-called "indefinite" suspension, after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to yank ABC’s broadcasting license if Kimmel wasn’t held accountable.

Celebs, Disney stars, and every other late-night host rushed to Kimmel’s defense, blasting the network for bowing to apparent political pressure. Trump, however, celebrated the move.

He posted congratulations to ABC for canceling the “ratings-challenged” show and even encouraged NBC to give Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers the boot too.

Trump’s beef with Kimmel wasn’t new. Back in July, he predicted the host’s fate. “The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone," he said, adding, “It’s really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!”

Kimmel eventually returned on September 23 but failed to apologize for his comments. Instead, he took shots at Trump and Carr again for his weeklong disappearance.

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