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8. Here's an interesting article about how late nighttime hosts aren't bowing to Been A Dick Donald

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 09:55 AM

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and his fascist FCC chairman, Carr.

Late-night show hosts are sending a message to Trump: They'll be thorns in his side for as long as they can be

The arena of late-night comedy is a cutthroat one, with warring timeslots and competing comedians jockeying for a slice of the viewership pie. But when one of their own is threatened, the pack rises to the occasion.

We saw that this week when "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" got hit with a suspension from ABC following his comments on the killing of the conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk. And that happened, too, when "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was scheduled for cancellation.

For a hot minute this week, when ABC appeared to cave to pressure from the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, President Donald Trump looked to be gaining ground in his war on late-night comedy. The president hasn't been shy about how much talk-show hosts and comedians annoy him. He has called them talentless and urged their networks to fire them.

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Yet they're still here — for now — and they won't shut up.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/late-night-show-hosts-are-sending-a-message-to-trump-they-ll-be-thorns-in-his-side-for-as-long-as-they-can-be/ar-AA1NbLoW?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=68d3f78061dd4ace90c1bff6a1da3621&ei=28

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The biggest political mistake ever made by an American President was the pressure on ABC to fire Kimmel, [View all] lees1975 Tuesday OP

HUGE mistake, thank goodness. n/t Greybnk48 Tuesday #1

We gotta keep the motivation going and apply it to other issues..we know what works Deuxcents Wednesday #2

Jimmy Kimmel did an Excellent job Cha Wednesday #5

I agree..I expected he would be gracious but not apologetic..real good job Deuxcents Wednesday #7

And, So Inspiring! Plus Robert De Niro.. Bonus! Cha Wednesday #12

Like any bully, he oversteps all bounds and norms. The attacker's advantage, until smacked down. usonian Wednesday #3

biggest mistake SO FAR Skittles Wednesday #4

Wooo Hooo !!!! proud patriot Wednesday #6

Here's an interesting article about how late nighttime hosts aren't bowing to Been A Dick Donald MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #8

This is in the textbook under "Recency Bias" Prairie Gates Wednesday #9

Agree it's terrible, but were you alive during the W Bush years? BannonsLiver Wednesday #10

I feel like it completely deflated the CK bubble they were trying to nuild Iris Wednesday #11

I'll say lees....You KNOW your fucked when you've lost Joe Rogan democratsruletheday Wednesday #13