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Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump might be calling for him to lose his talk show, but late-night host Jimmy Fallon is promising to stay out of politics.<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n During a recent chat with CNBC\u2019s Squawk on the Street,<\/a> Fallon proclaimed that his show has \u201cnever really been political,\u201d and he plans on keeping it that way.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cWe hit both sides equally, and we try to make everybody laugh, and that\u2019s really the way our show works,\u201d Fallon said. \u201cOur monologues are kind of the same that we\u2019ve been doing since Johnny Carson was hosting The Tonight Show. So really, I just keep my head down and make sure the jokes are funny.\u201d<\/p>\n Fallon praised the show\u2019s writers and added that he\u2019s \u201cjust trying to make the best show we possibly can and entertain everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n Play Video<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n His remarks come after his fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily shelved following comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n \u201cThe MAGA gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cIn between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel also mocked the president\u2019s response to Kirk\u2019s death.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Friday, the White House flew the flags at half-staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level you can see how hard the president is taking this,\u201d Kimmel said, before cutting to a clip where Trump pointed to construction at the White House after he was asked by reporters how he was handling the loss of Kirk.<\/p>\n Your Midday Sun<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n After ABC sidelined Kimmel following the news that a group of U.S. TV station owners said they would no longer air his show, Trump cheered the news and called on NBC to axe Fallon and Seth Meyers.<\/p>\n \u201cKimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even (Stephen) Colbert, if that\u2019s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n Last week, Trump sounded off on Kimmel\u2019s return to the air by threatening to go after ABC.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled! Something happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his \u2018talent\u2019 was never there,\u201d\u00a0Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cWhy would they want someone back who does so poorly, who\u2019s not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE. He is yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution,\u201d the president continued.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019re going to test ABC out on this. Let\u2019s see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.\u201d<\/p>\n ABC News agreed to pay\u00a0$15 million toward Trump\u2019s presidential library<\/a> to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos\u2019 inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.<\/p>\n Advertisement 6<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Earlier this summer,\u00a0Paramount also\u00a0<\/a>agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by Trump over the editing of CBS\u2019\u00a060 Minutes\u00a0interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October.<\/p>\n After CBS announced Stephen Colbert\u2019s late-night show will be coming to an end next year, a move some pundits speculated may have been politically motivated, Trump predicted other TV personalities would soon follow.<\/p>\n \u201cThe word is, and it\u2019s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone,\u201d Trump said in a social media post in July. \u201cThese are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It\u2019s really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement 7<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n During a campaign rally last year in Pennsylvania, Trump took aim at Fallon, Colbert and Kimmel and declared the shows they front are \u201call dying.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump destroys Jimmy Fallon at his Pennsylvania rally for the time when Fallon apologized for “humanizing” him during the 2016 election by messing up his hair on the Tonight Show.<\/p>\n “How WEAK and PATHETIC is a guy like that?” pic.twitter.com\/m3Wvl8pCf2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement 8<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Fallon also drew Trump\u2019s ire for apologizing to his audience after inviting the businessman to appear on\u00a0The Tonight Show\u00a0back in 2016.<\/p>\n \u201cI go on his show, and he goes, \u2018Is that your real hair?\u2019 And I say, \u2018Yeah.\u2019 He said, \u2018Do you mind if I mess it up?\u2019\u201d Trump recounted, adding that he told Fallon he\u2019d prefer if he didn\u2019t. \u201cSo he grabs it, he starts going crazy, right? And everybody laughed; it was a big thing. It was all over the place and he got great ratings. Six months later, he went out\u00a0\u2014 because he was under pressure \u2014 to apologize because he humanized Donald Trump. Do you remember? \u2026 How weak and pathetic is a guy like that?\u201d<\/p>\n mdaniell@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n ‘Let Jimmy Kimmel rot’: Trump slams host’s late-night return<\/p>\n <\/a> Trump loves that Colbert got fired: ‘I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next’<\/p>\n![\"Jimmy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7458626_285801600.jpg\")
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