{"id":194902,"date":"2025-09-24T03:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/donald-trump-threatens-to-sue-abc-over-bringing-jimmy-kimmel-live-back-to-air\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T03:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:08:18","slug":"donald-trump-threatens-to-sue-abc-over-bringing-jimmy-kimmel-live-back-to-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/donald-trump-threatens-to-sue-abc-over-bringing-jimmy-kimmel-live-back-to-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Threatens to Sue ABC Over Bringing \u2018Jimmy Kimmel Live\u2019 Back to Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"Donald Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> is reacting to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jimmy-kimmel-live\/\" title=\"Jimmy Kimmel Live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/strong><\/a><\/em> return, just an hour before<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/09\/22\/jimmy-kimmel-live-to-return-on-tuesday-after-abc-suspension-read-the-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> it hits the air<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The 79-year-old President of the United States took to his Truth Social account to share another lengthy message, slamming host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" title=\"Jimmy Kimmel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong><\/a> and threatening legal action against ABC, the network that airs the late night talk show. <\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2144591\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!\u201d <strong>Trump <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>. \u201cSomething happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his \u2018talent\u2019 was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who\u2019s not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution,\u201d he continued. \u201cI think we\u2019re going to test ABC out on this. Let\u2019s see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The $16 million <strong>Trump<\/strong> is referring to his lawsuit against ABC News and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/george-stephanoloulos\/\" title=\"George Stephanoloulos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>George Stephanoloulos<\/strong><\/a>, where t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/12\/14\/donald-trump-reaches-settlement-in-defamation-suit-against-abc-news-details-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he network and <strong>Trump<\/strong> settled for $15 million<\/a>, plus $1 million in attorney fees. <\/p>\n<p><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em> was, of course, pulled off the air last week in what ABC said was \u201cpreempted indefinitely,\u201d though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/09\/17\/donald-trump-reacts-to-abc-pulling-jimmy-kimmel-live-indefinitely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in <strong>Trump<\/strong>\u2018s reaction<\/a> after the news was announced, he claimed it was canceled. <\/p>\n<p>However, in the days since the show\u2019s suspension, it was been widely reported that the network was working with <strong>Kimmel<\/strong> to bring the show back. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday (September 22), it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/09\/22\/jimmy-kimmel-live-to-return-on-tuesday-after-abc-suspension-read-the-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced that <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em> would return<\/a> on Tuesday. There are still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/09\/23\/these-114-cities-will-not-air-jimmy-kimmels-return-to-tv-all-sinclair-nexstar-stations-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">many TV stations that are reportedly not airing<\/a> the show. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/09\/23\/donald-trump-threatens-to-sue-abc-over-bringing-jimmy-kimmel-live-back-to-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump is reacting to Jimmy Kimmel Live return, just an hour before it hits the air. The 79-year-old President of the United States took to his Truth Social account to share another lengthy message, slamming host Jimmy Kimmel and threatening legal action against ABC, the network that airs the late night talk show. 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