John Oliver and Seth Meyers weigh in on the Jimmy Kimmel-Donald Trump feud: ‘He would want to hang out with you…’

Since last year, the ongoing feud between US President Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel seems to have only grown. TV show hosts and comedians John Oliver and Seth Meyers recently opened up about the matter and shared their own views on why Trump seems to focus all of his energy on the host of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’John Oliver and Seth Meyers talk about Donald Trump and Jimmy KimmelWhile appearing on the latest episode of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ John Oliver and Seth Meyers shared thoughts on Donald Trump’s targeted mentions of the show since last year. The two joked about how their talk shows are safe and “fine” as long as the heat remains on Kimmel while discussing their latest joint stand-up show held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.Myers stated, “You draw all the ire,” while Oliver added, “We are fully supportive. We are fully behind you, the way that we’re fully behind a bulletproof vest.” As to why Kimmel seems to have all of Donald Trump’s attention? Myers shared his own thoughts and added, “Other than the fact that you don’t like him, we think he would want to hang out with you. I think he sees us as a couple of dorks, and even if we were fans of his, he would have no respect for us.”Kimmel joked that Oliver’s show is possibly safe from the US president since the politician must not watch his channel. As for Meyers, he quipped that he may get the “occasional” heat; however, “Just as late as he stays up raging and tweeting and whatever it is he does, you’re on too late for him. You’re past his bedtime.”For context, Trump’s continued public disdain for Jimmy Kimmel and his TV show began in October of last year, after Kimmel shared some comments about the late Charlie Kirk. Following a lot of public backlash, FCC chair Brendan Carr told broadcasters to stop airing his show, and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ was taken off the air for a couple of days after returning with one of its highest viewership ratings since its inception; a lot has gone down. At the time, the US president had talked to reporters, according to USA Today, and said, “Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else. And he said a horrible thing about a great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk. Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person. He has very bad ratings, and they should have fired him a long time ago.Since then, Kimmel has made offhand comments about the president on his show, while Trump has continued on showing his disdain for the TV show host during public appearances and on his social media applicationGet the latest TV News, TV Shows and more. Download the TOI app.