President Trump Takes Aim at Jimmy Kimmel During Kennedy Center Honors Takeover

President Donald Trump hosted the 2026 Kennedy Center Honors, taking jabs at Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night present ABC suspended earlier this yr amid strain from Trump and his FCC chair, saying ‘he was just terrible.’ The subsequent day, information broke that ABC renewed Kimmel’s deal to remain on air by 2027. The insults flew, not solely on the crimson carpet, but additionally the Oval Office on Saturday. A telecast of the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors will air on Tuesday, Dec. 23, on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.