Jimmy Kimmel responded humorously to President Donald Trump's threats against late-night television hosts, including Trump's claim of responsibility for the cancellation of "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert. Kimmel, whose show recently won a Peabody Award on May 31, questioned Trump's priorities and suggested the president might be upset about the award. Trump had previously posted on Truth Social on June 1, boasting about impacting "bad Political 'Leaders' and Pundits" and specifically targeting Colbert, Bill Maher, and other hosts he deemed "limping." Kimmel fired back with jokes about Trump's appearance and defended the right to criticize leaders, referencing a past incident in April when Trump called for his firing after a joke about Melania Trump.