As if the FCC’s early review of the licenses of eight Disney stations wasn’t enough, and the First Lady demands his ouster, Donald Trump has stepped in and threatened Disney directly, and what he wants is clear.
Trump wants ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
On Thursday morning, Trump posted: “When will ABC Fake News Network fire the seriously unfunny Jimmy Kimmel, who incompetently runs one of the lowest-rated shows on television? People are angry. It better be quick!!!”
The shooting still hasn’t happened, so Trump is escalating his threats.
The president was asked by Greta Van Susteren on Newsmax: “Jimmy Kimmel has apologized. Is it a good apology? Do you accept the apology?”
Before we get into Trump’s answer, let’s fact-check the question.
Kimmel made no apologies for his joke.
Here’s what the late-night ABC host said: “I’m sorry that you and the president and everyone in that room on Saturday went through this. That’s really true. Just because no one was killed doesn’t mean it wasn’t traumatic and scary.”
Kimmel didn’t apologize for his joke, so the premise of the question was wrong, but Trump made it clear that no apology would be good enough.
