--- title: Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump Jr Had a Twitter Battle description: The late night host got into a Twitter back-and-forth with Donald Trump Jr. after he responded to a tweet from the President. canonical: https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-09T20:30:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:27.736Z og:title: Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump Jr. Battled It Out on Twitter og:description: "You should quite that boring job — I'll let you have my show ALL to yourself" og:url: https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump Jr. Battled It Out on Twitter twitter:description: "You should quite that boring job — I'll let you have my show ALL to yourself" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump Jr. Battled It Out on Twitter > Sponsored content. 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Actress Meryl Streep is speaking out against frequent collaborator Harvey Weinstein amid allegations of decades of sexual misconduct_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 9, 2017 8:30 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 9, 2017 8:30 PM UTC The First Son has gone tweet to tweet with a late night host. [Donald Trump Jr.](http://time.com/4882941/donald-trump-jr-russian-meeting-obstruction/) engaged in a brief but fiery Twitter back-and-forth with the Jimmy Kimmel on Saturday. It all started with a tweet from the President, calling out TV’s evening comedians for “unfunny & repetitive material” that’s “always anti-Trump.” “Should we get Equal Time \[sic\]?” he asked. In response, _Live_ host Kimmel offered to turn his job over to the commander-in-chief — if he left the White House. “You should quit that boring job — I’ll let you have my show ALL to yourself,” he quipped. The president didn’t seem interested in engaging directly with Kimmel, but his son quickly stepped in, shifting the conversation to the [allegations against](http://time.com/4974351/john-oliver-harvey-weinstein-last-week-tonight/) Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein and asking for Kimmel’s thoughts. To which Kimmel shot back: “You mean that big story from the failing, liberal, one-sided @nytimes? I think it’s disgusting.” (Trump has regularly derided the _Times_ — which broke the [Weinstein story](http://time.com/4971257/harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment-allegations/).) Trump Jr. then told Kimmel he was “looking forward” to some future monologues on the subject, insinuating that it would be a welcome change from Kimmel’s regular appeals against President Trump and his policies, such as his [popular coverage of healthcare](http://time.com/4949522/jimmy-kimmel-healthcare-transcript/). Then again, Kimmel had a comeback. “Enjoy this,” he responded, sending Trump Jr. a much-circulated clip of his father [suggesting his fame would allow him to sexually assault women without consequences](http://motto.time.com/4527915/trump-pussy-grab-shirt-rally/). And so far, that’s where the Twitter battle has ended — for now. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/916634286811435008) > [](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/916674867734355968) > [](https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/916680497673228288) > [](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/916681301830201344) > [](https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/916684193345802241) > [](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/916687439099334656) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/"},"headline":"Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump Jr. Battled It Out on Twitter","datePublished":"2017-10-09T20:30:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:27.736Z","description":"The late night host got into a Twitter back-and-forth with Donald Trump Jr. after he responded to a tweet from the President.","url":"https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Jimmy Kimmel","Donald Trump","Donald Trump Jr."],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/","name":"Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump Jr. Battled It Out on Twitter"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Meryl Streep Slams Harvey Weinstein's 'Inexcusable' Behavior and Asserts 'I Didn't Know'","description":"Actress Meryl Streep is speaking out against frequent collaborator Harvey Weinstein amid allegations of decades of sexual misconduct","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/Gyea9Wey/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-10-09T14:29:46.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Gyea9Wey.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/","duration":"PT1M42S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4974934/jimmy-kimmel-trumps-twitter/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```