It’s no secret that the former President donald trump does not take friendly to criticism of him, regardless of whether he is in office or not. A recent report highlighted how far his aides would go to quash dissent or criticism.

What happened: while in office Trump was so upset with the late night host Jimmy Kimmels Comedic slaps were aimed at him that he ordered his White House staff to call a top Disney According to a Rolling Stone in early 2018, an executive to call for action reportciting former Trump officials.

Entertainment giant Disney owns ABC, which hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! Late Night Talk Show.

The White House reportedly shared with Disney in two separate phone calls the “severity of his [Trump’s] Anger” with Kimmel and asked the company to rein in the comedian. The former president felt Kimmel had been “very dishonest and did things that could have been sued,” the report said.

Other Trump administration officials unrelated to the pressure tactics used on Disney learned from their contacts at the company that they were puzzled by the White House’s unusual request to tone down Kimmel’s “anti-Trump humor.” . Added Rolling Stone.

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“I don’t know to whom[m], but it happened. No one thought it would change anything, but DJT was focused on that, so we had to do something… It was mostly doing something to say it [Trump]’Hey, we did that,'” another former Trump official reportedly told Rolling Stone.

According to the report, one of the Disney officials who was pressed for action was this richard bates, Disney’s former top lobbyist, who has since passed away.

failed attempt: However, concerted efforts by Trump officials to gag Kimmel fell flat, the report said.

The report also highlighted other attempts by Trump and his officials to silence late-night…