Less than a month in and, in a surreal mashup of politics as theater and drama as Television, there was former President Donald Trump raring to go on Truth Social, the social media platform he launched, convinced after announcing his first presidential run that all political coverage was a no-holds-barred wrestling match for dominance but not quite prolonged enough that he didn't miss it.
"The word is that Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to be bumped, and that his replacement will be even more unstable," Trump wrote in a heated post on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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Of both hosts, whom he called "people with absolutely NO TALENT," Trump said they cashed huge paychecks while, as he put it, "destroying what used to be GREAT Television."
The former President closed his rant with a not-so-throbbing victory wonk: "It is happening to him already.” "It was a disgraceful thing to say, and I was the one he was referring to. I played a big role in kicking him out of the Republican Party. I made his life miserable, and now he has a picture in his mind to get back even with me!"
Trump's remarks follow a seismic shake-up: CBS revealed that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026 after suffering financial struggles. Just a few days earlier, Colbert had hammered Paramount (the parent company of CBS) for settling a lawsuit with Trump for $16 million.
Never one to back away from a mic-drop moment, Colbert came back swinging in his monologue Monday night with all the spice: "So for the next 10 months, the gloves are off," he said, promising to go unfiltered in his criticism of Trump before the curtain falls once and for all.
"I don't care for him. Let's face it: He doesn't have the skillset, or the environment, to be President. Just not a good fit," Colbert said.
Trump had already commemorated Colbert's farewell with a Truth Social post saying, "I love that Colbert got fired." Colbert's retort? Classic late-night sarcasm. "How dare you, sir? A man devoid of talent can write a humorous joke, as seen in the following satirical jocoseness. Then, dead into the camera: "Go f**k yourself."
Outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, fans crushed together in a show of love for the soon-to-be former late-night staple. About 100 people assembled before taping began to protest the cancellation, holding signs and voicing their grievances about the state of media and the political pressure they feel led to the decision.
Trump's brand of celebratory trolling is undoubtedly efficient at forcing headlines and stirring the pot of public response. Late-night TV has always had the unenviable task of making comedy out of American politics, but with Colbert heading out and Trump calling for Kimmel and Fallon to be his next, that lens might be breaking.
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