🔥 BREAKING: Trump ERUPTS After Jimmy Kimmel & Stephen Colbert HUMILIATE Him With Brutal Live-TV Roast — Studio Audience LEFT SCREAMING ⚡

In the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving, former President Donald J. Trump launched a series of late-night online tirades that reignited his long-running feud with prominent late-night television hosts and intensified broader concerns about his relationship with the press, according to public posts and televised remarks. The episodes, which unfolded across Truth Social, Fox-affiliated interviews, and reactions from the comedy world, come as the former president faces criticism over his handling of several unrelated crises—including a deadly shooting in Washington, D.C., and mounting questions about political influence at federal agencies.

The conflict began shortly after Thanksgiving, a period during which Mr. Trump has historically used public holidays to dominate the news cycle. This year proved no exception. Following a mass shooting in the nation’s capital that left two National Guard members dead, Mr. Trump appeared to focus less on the tragedy itself than on political grievances, attacking immigrants, President Biden, and local Minnesota communities in posts widely denounced by civil rights groups.

At the same time, he revived a familiar target: the comedians who have built significant portions of their nightly monologues around his political controversies. Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert—two of the most prominent late-night hosts and long-time critics of the former president—became the focus of Mr. Trump’s attention after a series of jokes about his age, mental acuity, and ongoing legal battles.

Mr. Trump’s responses were immediate and intense. Shortly after midnight on November 21, just minutes after Jimmy Kimmel Live ended on the East Coast, the former president posted on Truth Social questioning why ABC “keeps Jimmy Kimmel on air,” referring to the comedian as “talentless” and calling for his removal. Kimmel responded the next evening, joking that the network should thank Mr. Trump for the ratings boost. “It’s viewers like you who keep us on the air,” he quipped.

Days later, after Kimmel joked about his rising popularity—he had recently ranked third on Google’s list of trending global figures—Mr. Trump accused ABC of censorship for airing segments mocking him. The former president also revived grievances from his presidency, including his long-standing contention over a cognitive test he claims to have “aced,” and his persistent assertion that he maintains “the highest approval ratings ever,” despite consistent polling showing otherwise.

Mr. Colbert soon found himself drawn into the fray as well. On The Late Show, he aired footage of Mr. Trump appearing to doze off during a meeting with Sen. Marco Rubio, using it as a setup for a broader commentary on the former president’s workload, campaign schedule, and public claims about stamina. Mr. Trump responded similarly, criticizing Colbert’s humor and threatening media companies he believes have treated him unfairly.

The public dispute escalated further when Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a vocal Trump ally, announced that journalists seeking Pentagon press credentials would soon be required to sign a pledge not to report any information not explicitly authorized for release—even if the information is unclassified. Press freedom advocates immediately condemned the policy as a “dangerous precedent” that could have a chilling effect on national security reporting.

“This is the kind of policy autocrats implement when they want to choose the news for the public,” Mr. Kimmel said in a recent monologue, adding that the lack of widespread attention to such restrictions was “deeply alarming.”

Mr. Trump’s critics also pointed to a pattern: While the former president has intensified his clashes with late-night comedians and journalists, he has devoted comparatively little public attention to the D.C. shooting, which involved an Afghan asylum recipient who entered the U.S. in 2021 and had previously worked with American forces abroad. Instead, Mr. Trump posted more than 160 messages on Truth Social in a single night, many focused on media criticism, political rivals and perceived enemies.

The former president’s Thanksgiving message also drew scrutiny. In a lengthy post, he described the United States as a nation “divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at,” drawing a sharp contrast with a holiday video released by former President Barack Obama emphasizing national unity, gratitude and public service.

Political analysts say the dynamic unfolding between Mr. Trump and the entertainment world reflects a broader media landscape in which political satire has become a form of accountability—and presidential reactions have themselves become news events.

“Mockery has always been part of American political culture,” said Amanda Becker, a media historian at Georgetown University. “What’s different now is the immediacy and volume of presidential responses, which escalate tensions and raise concerns about how leaders engage with criticism, satire and the press.”

As the 2026 election season approaches, there are few signs that the standoff will ease. Mr. Trump shows no indication of disengaging from his nightly media consumption, and Kimmel and Colbert—whose influence has only grown—continue to incorporate his reactions into their broadcasts. With both sides locked into a pattern of provocation and counterattack, the feud has evolved from a cultural skirmish into a reflection of deeper anxieties about free expression, political power and the role of the press in American democracy.