White House trashes 'peanut-sized brain' Jimmy Kimmel after host demands Trump 'resign'

What happened: The White House criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he called on President Donald Trump to resign, with spokesperson Davis Ingle saying Kimmel's brain has "rotted." Kimmel responded to the statement on his show. Why it matters: Media commentator Christian Toto said Kimmel is walking a "tightrope" with ABC, which wants sizable budget cuts to keep the show afloat, though he expects a compromise because the show's "propaganda purposes" outweigh financial concerns for the network.

The White House criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he called on President Donald Trump to resign, with spokesperson Davis Ingle saying Kimmel's brain has "rotted." Kimmel responded to the statement on his show.

Media commentator Christian Toto said Kimmel is walking a "tightrope" with ABC, which wants sizable budget cuts to keep the show afloat, though he expects a compromise because the show's "propaganda purposes" outweigh financial concerns for the network.