‘Something wrong with him’

If that wasn’t enough, Kimmel escalated the takedown, showing another clip of Trump once again focusing on the White House ballroom project, dismissing the assassination when asked.

“There’s something wrong with him, there really is. Who thinks like that? We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to paint this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything but one of their own, while doing everything they can to turn it into political points,” Kimmel said in his monologue. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

Trump: ‘Total loser’

Those comments set off a firestorm across conservative media outlets and pro-Trump websites and the backlash escalated rapidly.

By September 17, with the next episode scheduled to tape in Hollywood, ABC – under pressure from its affiliate network – pulled the plug without warning.

“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done,” the POTUS wrote the same day on Truth Social. “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!!! President DJT.”