Late-Night Hosts Unite to Taunt Trump

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers staged a late-night crossover during Kimmel’s Brooklyn taping, posed together onstage and posted a photo captioned “Hi Donald!” as a direct taunt at President Trump. Colbert guest-hosted Kimmel’s Brooklyn show, Kimmel later appeared at Colbert’s Midtown theater, and Meyers made a surprise drop-in. The stunt followed a tumultuous period for late night: Kimmel was briefly suspended by ABC and temporarily blacked out by Sinclair and Nexstar after remarks about the shooter of Charlie Kirk, and Colbert’s Late Show was announced to be ending amid controversy over his criticism of his network’s parent company. Kimmel’s return produced a large initial ratings spike that fell in subsequent days, and the episode re-ignited debate about free speech while drawing regulatory complaints from FCC Chair Brendan Carr. The hosts referenced past collaborations such as the Strike Force Five podcast and used the crossover to signal solidarity amid political pressure.