Trump says Jimmy Kimmel 'was fired for lack of talent' –video

The US president has praised ABC's decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air, saying the late-night television host had said 'a horrible thing' about the political activist Charlie Kirk and also had 'bad ratings'. During a news conference with Keir Starmer, Trump said: 'Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person. He had very bad ratings, and they should have fired him a long time ago. So, you know, you can call that free speech or not. He was fired for lack of talent'

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