Entertaintotrump says Kimmel and Fallon will be ‘the next’ after Colbert’s departure

Donald Trump He returned to aim at his attacks on the presenters of US talk shows, this time predicting that Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon They will be “the next” to leave the air. The statement was made a few days after the announcement that the LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERTwill be closed in May 2026, marking the end of the franchise that began in 1993 with David Letterman.

Colbertknown for his sharp criticism of the president, took over the program in 2015 and became one of the most popular faces of American TV at night time. The decision to end the attraction would have linked to the merger between the Paramount and the Skydancewhich needed government approval Trump. Although CBS He said that the reason was “purely financial”, part of the public and the press speculates that the movement may have facilitated corporate agreement.

Trump celebrated the news on social networks, stating: “I absolutely love that Colbert he was fired ”and saying that“ his talent was even smaller than his audience. ”In response, Jimmy Kimmel came out in defense of the colleague in Instagram: “I love you, Stephen. F *** You and all your sheldons, CBS”, In reference to the franchise The Big Bang Theory.

During a press conference at the White House on August 6, Trump He attacked again: “Colbert There is no talent, ”he said, before he mentioned Fallon and Kimmel.

Fallon There is no talent, Kimmel There is no talent. They are the next, I heard they will leave too.

Even after the announcement of the end of the program, Colbert did not decrease the tone. Recently, Trump “If f ***” in national network and celebrated an episode of South park portraying the president with a micropenis. The official account of the series in X/twitteR also mocked another government agency for using an image of the episode, saying to “eat a p **** bag”.

The clash between Trump And TV presenters is not new. Since its presidential campaign in 2016, Republican has been using direct criticism and ironies to attack comedians who satirize its figure. Already Kimmel and Fallonlike this Colberthave used their programs to respond with humor and sometimes with equally sharp attacks.

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