Jon Stewart praised Jimmy Kimmel on his "Weekly Show" podcast, criticizing Donald Trump's sustained attacks on Kimmel and his family, which began after Kimmel's comments on MAGA's reaction to Charlie Kirk's death.Meanwhile,
David Letterman, appearing on "
Jimmy Kimmel Live!", expressed relief at being out of late-night television's "mess" while commending Kimmel and other hosts for defending democracy, even as
ABC recently extended Kimmel's contract despite Trump's calls for his removal.