President Donald Trump criticized Jimmy Kimmel and ABC early Thursday after the late-night host suggested on his show that the president was “bracing for Hurricane Epstein,” a reference to the expected release of federal documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by the New York Post.

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“Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air?” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Why do the TV Syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage. Get the bum off the air!!!”

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Kimmel’s comments came during his Wednesday night monologue on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” where he implied Trump could be affected by the release of upcoming Epstein-related records.

“We are carefully following the path of Hurricane Epstein right now. It is a Category 5, it’s expected to make landfall sometime very soon,” Kimmel said.

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The show later posted its monologue online under the title, “Trump Braces for Hurricane Epstein, Spews Nonsense & Elon Joins for Dinner with Saudi Crown Prince.”

Kimmel continued by saying, “We are one step closer to answering the question, what did the president know and how old were these women when he knew it,” offering no evidence to support the insinuation.

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a vote of 427-1, and the Senate unanimously consented to sending the measure to the White House.

The bill requires federal agencies to release documents related to Epstein. “It was such a landslide, Trump might actually be able to rebury the Epstein files under it,” Kimmel said.

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Trump announced he signed the legislation on Wednesday night, hours before Kimmel’s prerecorded show aired.

Kimmel told his audience there was only a “12 percent chance” Trump would sign the bill, although the episode aired at 11:35 p.m. after Trump had already approved it.

Kimmel’s show previously came under scrutiny in September after ABC “indefinitely” suspended the program following his remarks about the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

During his commentary at the time, Kimmel said, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”

Tyler Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder and related crimes in the Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University.

Kimmel returned to the air on Sept. 23 without issuing a direct apology and instead took additional jabs at Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr over his temporary suspension.

Fox News Digital has reached out to ABC and Kimmel’s representatives for comment.

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