Nobody predicted this twist—Tony Dokoupil’s harsh on-air critique of Jimmy Kimmel leaves Gayle King speechless and social media buzzing.QN

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Gayle King was left speechless over her CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil’s blunt commentary about Jimmy Kimmel

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Kimmel was suspended last week for comments about Charlie Kirk ‘s suspected assassin

The host was slapped with a four-day suspension for saying the ‘MAGA gang’ was ‘desperately’ trying to distance itself from accused killer Tyler Robinson, on September 15.

Sinclair and Nexstar, two local-level broadcast companies that own about 70 ABC affiliates, still refuse to air Kimmel’s show over his comments.

Trump had used social media to attack Kimmel and other late-night hosts for months before his suspension.

King, a longtime co-host of CBS Mornings, has also been singled out by the president.

Last month, he wrote in a Truth Social post that ‘Gayle King’s career is over.’

‘She should have stayed with her belief in TRUMP. She never dared to do so. No talent, no ratings, no strength!!’

King responded to Trump’s claims, saying: ‘Well, I’m sorry he feels that way.’

‘But I’m just going to — I like my job, continue to do a good job.’

‘Gayle King’s career is over,’ Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post in August. ‘No talent, no ratings, no strength!!!’

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Well-connected sources said that CBS News executives will ‘most likely’ not renew King’s contract when it expires in May. The host is seen here in April after disembarking from Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin flight into the atmosphere

Trump shared a report where sources told the New York Post King was part of a group of staffers that ‘has “dug in” against attempts by higher-ups to move away from polarizing coverage.’

CBS Mornings, hosted by King since 2011, has been plagued by poor ratings. Her contract is up in May.

Well-connected sources told the Daily Mail that CBS News executives will ‘most likely’ not renew her contract when it expires.

The network’s parent company, Paramount Global, recently merged with Skydance Media, giving control of the company to the son of billionaire Trump ally Larry Ellison.

The deal drew attention after receiving FCC approval just days after CBS announced the cancellation of its own late night host, Stephen Colbert. The show will end in May as well.