On Tuesday, Sept. 30, late-night comedians Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel appeared on each other’s shows in New York. Colbert joined “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in Brooklyn, while Kimmel visited “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. The two stood in solidarity after months of late-night drama. Colbert’s “Late Show” was canceled in July, while Kimmel was suspended by ABC recently.

Both comedians have been publicly criticized by Donald Trump, who has often mocked their shows and content. On Kimmel’s show, Colbert joked that their joint appearance was designed to irritate Trump. Kimmel opened by saying: “We thought it might be a fun way to drive the president nuts”, as per the report by northjersey.com.

Jimmy Kimmel hits back at Donald Trump

Later, when Kimmel appeared on Colbert’s show, Colbert asked him, “Did you ever think the President of the United States would be celebrating your unemployment?” Kimmel fired back strongly, “I mean, that son of a,” (expletive), Kimmel said. Colbert then added: “Mr. Son of a …”

Kimmel continued with a serious tone, “No, I never imagined that we’d ever have a president like this, and I hope we don’t ever have another president like this again.”

“I never even imagined there would ever be a situation in which the president of our country was celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs. But somebody who took pleasure in that, that to me is the absolute opposite of what a leader of this country is supposed to be”, as stated by northjersey.com.

Trump slams late-night hosts on Truth Social

Kimmel’s remarks were a direct response to Trump’s earlier comments on his suspension. On Sept. 18, Trump posted on Truth Social calling Kimmel’s suspension “great news” and wrote that he had “zero talent.” In the same Truth Social post, Trump attacked multiple late-night hosts, “Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done,” he wrote.

“Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!” Both Colbert and Kimmel used their TV swap to toast, share stories, and roast Trump together, showing late-night unity despite their recent setbacks, as mentioned in the report by northjersey.com.

FAQs

Q1. Why did Donald Trump attack Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert?

Trump mocked Kimmel’s suspension and Colbert’s show cancellation on Truth Social, calling them “zero talent” and celebrating their struggles.

Q2. What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Trump on Colbert’s show?

Kimmel said it was shocking that a U.S. president would celebrate Americans losing jobs and called it the opposite of real leadership.