Jimmy Kimmel took direct aim at Donald Trump Thursday night after the former president once again called for ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel Live! in a post on Truth Social, calling the host a “man with no talent” and accusing him of having “very poor” ratings.
Trump’s latest post came just 11 minutes after the East Coast airing of Wednesday’s episode, prompting Kimmel to suggest Trump might have been watching live. That phrase, “quiet, piggy,” was one Trump used earlier in the week toward a female reporter who asked about the Jeffrey Epstein files. He has since agreed to release the documents. Kimmel also addressed Trump’s recurring jabs at his ratings:
“He keeps saying we have bad ratings. And you should listen to him – because if anyone knows about bad ratings – it’s that guy!”
Back in September, Kimmel was briefly removed from the air after a controversial joke about Trump supporters and the assassination of right-wing figure Charlie Kirk. He returned to the show the following week.