Article continues below advertisementAs the feud between the two escalates, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel accused President Donald Trump of calling for his firing as a tactic to distract the public from unreleased "Trump-Epstein files" and other political controversies.Kimmel's comments were a direct response to a Truth Social post where Trump pressured ABC to fire the "seriously unfunny" host "soon," citing supposedly low television ratings. Kimmel retorted that if low ratings were a fireable offense, "we should both be out of a job," referencing the president's own dipping approval numbers.