Martina Navratilova sends 4-word message to Donald Trump after Jimmy Kimmel returns with massive viewership increase after controversial suspension

Former Czech-American tennis player Martina Navratilova shared a message for Donald Trump following the return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Kimmel faced an indefinite suspension from Disney following his comments on political activist Charlie Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University.

Kimmel had also taken a dig at Trump's way of handling the entire situation around Kirk's death. His comments led to Kimmel being in the crossfire of Trump's Republican administration.

Following the suspension, Navratilova accused Trump of being the main individual behind Kimmel's suspension.

The suspension led to Disney facing immense loss, and a week later, it reinstated "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The first show after suspension was aired on Tuesday, with Kimmel giving an emotional monologue amid his comeback that included expressing gratitude to all his fans and late-night hosts for coming ahead with support during the suspension. Actor Glen Powell was the marquee guest for the episode.

Kimmel's return to the airwaves gained immense recognition from fans and got seven million views just on ABC's YouTube channel. Navratilova reacted to this staggering viewership for the comeback show and posted a four-word message for Donald Trump on her X handle:

"Bad ratings, eh donnie????"

Martina Navratilova has frequently voiced her issues with Donald Trump's policies. Besides the Jimmy Kimmel episode, she has also raised questions over Trump's reported order regarding the removal of slavery exhibits.

Martina Navratilova reacted to Donald Trump filing lawsuit against major American media house

Martina Navratilova during the Roland Garros last year (Image via: Getty)

Martina Navratilova expressed her reaction after American President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against several major media houses in the country. According to reports, Trump filed a lawsuit for $15 billion against media houses such as The New York Times for their portrayal of him during the American elections.

Reacting to a post regarding the report on X, Navratilova remarked on Trump's the actions:

"This is a combination of intimidation and pure lunacy."

Besides her political advocacy, Martina Navratilova has also engaged herself by attending major tennis tournaments. She was recently seen at the 2025 U.S. Open.

Navratilova achieved formidable success at the U.S. Open during her playing days, winning the Grand Slam singles title in New York four times.

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Soumik is a journalist at Sportskeeda who covers US Olympics. Currently an Honors student of Journalism and Mass Communication, he has also worked for other firms as a tennis and football content writer.

Soumik’s favorite Olympian is Michael Phelps and he believes that the eight-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer has revolutionized the spectrum of Swimming. Nonetheless, the adrenaline rush that Track & Field sports offer interests him the most; and Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold-medal victory at the 2020 Tokyo Games is his favorite moment from past Olympics.

Soumik sources data and facts from credible sources like BBC and NBC for accurate and relevant reporting, and keeps up with updates on social media and news media platforms.

He feels that covering collegiate tournaments, similar to what is done in the United States can be a good way to cover the bridge the coverage gap during the Olympics off season.

When not reporting on the latest Olympics news stories, Soumik likes to play cricket and watch movies.

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