Not someone many people expected him to appreciate, Jimmy Kimmel thanked President Donald Trump for the “many ridiculous things” he does.
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While accepting the Best Talk Show at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, Kimmel gave the world leader a special shout-out.
“I wanna thank our president, Donald Jennifer Trump,” Jimmy Kimmel declared on stage. “Without whom, we would be going home empty-handed tonight. So thank you, Mr. President, for all the many ridiculous things you do each and every day.”
The comedian then stated, “It’s been a banner couple of weeks, and we can’t wait ot get back on the air tomorrow night to talk about them.”
The feud between Jimmy Kimmel and President Trump intensified after the comedian’s late-night show was taken off the air for nearly a week after he made comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel stated.
He then shared clips of President Trump responding to questions about the late right-wing pundit’s shocking death. Instead of appearing sad, the world leader discussed the White House ballroom, which is currently under construction.
President Trump Celebrated Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Being Shut Down
After Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was shut down, President Trump celebrated the news.
“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,” he wrote on Truth Social. “Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy [Fallon] and Seth [Meyers], two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT.”
Trump previously encouraged ABC to cancel Kimmel’s show after CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
“The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go into the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes,” Trump claimed in late July. “And shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone.”
The world leader added, “These are people with absolutely NO TALENT. Who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It’s really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!”