US President Donald Trump says “Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings, more than anything else,” while speaking at a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his UK visit.
“And he said a horrible thing about a great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk,” he added.
His remarks came one day after ABC suspended the airing of Jimmy Kimmel Live! following comments by host Jimmy Kimmel linking the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to Mr Trump’s MAGA movement.
“Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person, he had very bad ratings and they should’ve fired him a long time ago. You can call that free speech or not. He was fired for lack of talent,” he said.
While speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Mr Trump suggested that the Federal Government migh