Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel are beefing after CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's show. Trump said Kimmel would be next to go.

Stephen Colbert accused CBS and Paramount of 'bribing' Donald Trump with a $16m payout three days before his show was cancelled

Trump called for his late-night foes Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon to have their shows canceled, saying the hosts are "destroying" the genre.

The CBS television network will end its top-rated late-night talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert in 2026, a move announced just days after the comedian criticized parent company Paramount over a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump.

Jimmy Kimmel’s reaction to the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is not a surprise—because the rival late-night hosts have been friends for years. After Colbert announced the stunning news that CBS is axing his long-running talk show in May 2026,

The response was a reference to a birthday message Trump allegedly wrote in 2003 to his then-friend Jeffrey Epstein, who would be convicted of sex crimes in 2008 and later died in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

"Am I in trouble if Jimmy’s show gets cancelled while I’m hosting?" the comedian jokes while filling in for the ABC host

Late night comedy star Jimmy Kimmel fired back at Donald Trump Tuesday, hitting him with a zinger just horus after the president announced that funnyman and outspoken critic would be the latest to be fired.