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Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back at Donald Trump for Saying His Show Is ‘Dead’<!-- wp:html --><p>ABC</p> <p>Last week, Jimmy Kimmel <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-threatened-abc-quit-show-block-trump-jokes-1235422576/">said in an interview</a> that going after Donald Trump on his late-night show lost him half of his fanbase—and that he threatened to quit when ABC urged him to tone it down.</p> <p>Well, it seems Trump got wind of the comments and used them to go after the host during “one of his blue collar comedy tours,” Kimmel said.</p> <p>The former president had earlier told a Pennsylvania rally crowd that Kimmel’s show is “practically dead” because his supporters won’t watch. “And that turned out to be a majority of the people,” Trump said. “The show is dead and so are the other ones.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jimmy-kimmel-fires-back-at-donald-trump-for-saying-his-show-is-dead?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Last week, Jimmy Kimmel said in an interview that going after Donald Trump on his late-night show lost him half of his fanbase—and that he threatened to quit when ABC urged him to tone it down.

Well, it seems Trump got wind of the comments and used them to go after the host during “one of his blue collar comedy tours,” Kimmel said.

The former president had earlier told a Pennsylvania rally crowd that Kimmel’s show is “practically dead” because his supporters won’t watch. “And that turned out to be a majority of the people,” Trump said. “The show is dead and so are the other ones.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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