Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night fired back at President Donald Trump, who on Wednesday attacked the late night host and urged ABC to "get the bum off the air."
"A special hello to those of you who are watching from the White House," Kimmel said at the top of his show. "And you know who you are."
Kimmel noted that Trump's attack was posted at 12:49 a.m., just 11 minutes after his show ended.
"He watches us live," Kimmel gloated. "Hi, Mr. President. How are you? Thanks for watching us on TV instead of on YouTube. We appreciate that. And I'll tell you: It's viewers like you who keep us on the air, ironically."
Kimmel, a frequent Trump target, said he's lost count of how many times Trump has demanded that his show be pulled off the air.
"I mean, talk about a snowflake, this guy. Every five weeks he flips out and wants me fired," Kimmel said. "If you got this many threats from a neighbor, you'd have no problem getting a restraining order. The judge would be like, 'Yeah, sounds like the guy's nuts.'"
Kimmel pointed out that Trump tried to have him fired as recently as September over comments he made about the killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
"It didn't work," Kimmel said. "Mr. President, I admire your tenacity."
Then, he had an offer for the president.
"If you're watching tonight, which I presume you are, how about this: I'll go when you go. OK? It'll be a team. Let's ride off into the sunset together, like Butch Cassidy and the Suntan Kid. And until then, if I may borrow a phrase from you: Quiet, piggy."
Those last two words are what the president said to a reporter earlier this week in remarks that drew widespread condemnation -- but which the White House defended.