Jimmy Kimmel: ‘I Have Lost Half of My Fans’ Since Targeting Trump With Jokes

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘I Have Lost Half of My Fans’ Since Targeting Trump With Jokes
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel speak onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sept. 22, 2019. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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Popular television host Jimmy Kimmel has revealed that he has lost at least half of his fanbase after cracking jokes against former president Donald Trump.

“I have lost half of my fans—maybe more than that,” Kimmel said in an interview with Stitcher’s “Naked Lunch” podcast. “Ten years ago, among Republicans, I was the most popular talk show host, at least according to the research that they did.” The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show has been airing on ABC since 2003.
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