"President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks against ABC and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday, urging the network to "get the bum off the air" in a social media post sent shortly after the comic's latest episode ended. The president this week had also expressed anger at the network's chief White House correspondent, Mary Bruce, for questions she asked in an Oval Office meeting, which his press staff followed with a 17-point memo listing grievances against ABC News."
"Kimmel's show Wednesday night began with a blistering monologue about Trump, the first 10 minutes concentrated on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Congress' vote this week to release more material from Epstein's correspondence. He noted the country was carefully following the movements of "Hurricane Epstein." "We are ever closer to answering the question: What did the president know, and how old were these women when he knew it?" Kimmel said, riffing off a question Sen. Howard Baker Jr. asked about Richard Nixon during the Watergate saga in the 1970s."
"Trump struck back in a Truth Social post sent at 12:49 a.m. Eastern. "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?" Trump said. The latter was a reference to ABC affiliates, some of whom got the movement toward Kimmel's brief suspension started in September by complaining about his Kirk content."
President Donald Trump increased public attacks on ABC and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, urging the network to "get the bum off the air" in a social media post. The White House also expressed anger at ABC chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, and press staff issued a 17-point memo listing grievances. ABC temporarily suspended Kimmel after remarks following the assassination of GOP activist Charlie Kirk, then reinstated him after public outcry. Kimmel opened a show with a blistering monologue about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, invoking "Hurricane Epstein" and questioning what the president knew. Trump replied on Truth Social, calling Kimmel talentless and criticizing ratings. ABC declined to comment, and Kimmel works for the network’s entertainment division.
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