{"id":198147,"date":"2025-10-09T19:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/jimmy-kimmel-invites-donald-trump-on-his-show-gets-brutally-shot-down-by-white-house\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:00:12","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-invites-donald-trump-on-his-show-gets-brutally-shot-down-by-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/jimmy-kimmel-invites-donald-trump-on-his-show-gets-brutally-shot-down-by-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Invites Donald Trump on His Show, Gets Brutally Shot Down By White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/jimmy-fallon-reacts-to-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-with-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC<\/a> amid pressure from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, public figures from across the political spectrum raised the red flag about government encroachment on a private citizen\u2019s First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension became one of the year\u2019s top news stories and resulted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/donald-trump-blasts-abc-you-told-me-jimmy-kimmel-was-canceled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major ratings surge for Kimmel<\/a>, once he returned to his time slot.<\/p>\n<p>Interest in that bizarre series of events remains high, so it makes sense that Jimmy is eager to sit down and discuss the matter with his harshest critic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Comedian and TV producer Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 8, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-537341 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239462679-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Comedian and TV producer Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 8, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kimmel-says-he-d-love-to-sit-down-with-trump-for-a-live-interview\">Kimmel says he\u2019d love to sit down with Trump for a live interview<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to have Trump on the show, for sure,\u201d Kimmel told Bloomberg\u2019s Lucas Shaw in an interview on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah\u2026I\u2019ll ask him,\u201d the comic added.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, Trump has appeared on Kimmel\u2019s show before, sitting down for an interview during his 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But according to White House rep Abigail Jackson, he won\u2019t be making a return trip to the set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReacting to anything Jimmy Kimmel says would require me to watch his show and I have much more entertaining things to do, like watch paint dry,\u201d Jackson told <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/09\/entertainment\/jimmy-kimmel-wants-to-get-donald-trump-on-late-night-show-after-years-long-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a> in response to Kimmel\u2019s remark.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his first as he waits to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-537343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-2048x1428.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-960x669.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1080x753.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1200x837.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his first as he waits to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-537343 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-2048x1428.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-960x669.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1080x753.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-1200x837.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238077308-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his first as he waits to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-blasts-kimmel-following-news-of-abc-suspension\">Trump blasts Kimmel following news of ABC suspension<\/h2>\n<p>Trump, of course, was one of the first to celebrate the news that Kimmel\u2019s show had been pulled from the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat News for America: The ratings-challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,\u201d the president wrote on his Truth Social platform following Kimmel\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations 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\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move came after Carr encouraged ABC and its parent company Disney to take action against Kimmel in a highly publicized podcast interview.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel attends \" jeff=\"\" ross:=\"\" take=\"\" a=\"\" banana=\"\" for=\"\" the=\"\" ride=\"\" broadway=\"\" opening=\"\" night=\"\" at=\"\" nederlander=\"\" theatre=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel attends \" jeff=\"\" ross:=\"\" take=\"\" a=\"\" banana=\"\" for=\"\" the=\"\" ride=\"\" broadway=\"\" opening=\"\" night=\"\" at=\"\" nederlander=\"\" theatre=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537342 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2230870437-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmy Kimmel attends \u201cJeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride\u201d Broadway Opening Night at Nederlander Theatre on August 18, 2025 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe can do this the easy way or the hard way,\u201d Carr told far-right pundit Benny Johnson in September (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/19\/nx-s1-5546764\/fcc-brendan-carr-kimmel-trump-free-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NPR<\/a>), adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there\u2019s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carr\u2019s comments seem to be in response to Trump\u2019s remarks about the possibility of revoking broadcasting licenses from networks that criticize his administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey give me only bad press,\u201d Trump said last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re getting a license. I think maybe their license should be taken away. It will be up to Brendan Carr. I think Brendan Carr is outstanding. He\u2019s a patriot. He loves our country, and he\u2019s a tough guy. So we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, it seems unlikely that Trump will appear on Kimmel\u2019s show \u2014 but it would make for some quality television!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/jimmy-kimmel-invites-donald-trump-on-his-show-gets-brutally-shot-down-by-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes When Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC amid pressure from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, public figures from across the political spectrum raised the red flag about government encroachment on a private citizen\u2019s First Amendment rights. 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