India, Oct. 9 -- Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said he would "love" to have President Donald Trump appear on his ABC show, despite their frequent online clashes and the president's past criticism of the comedian, as reported by The New York Post. The statement comes in the wake of Kimmel's show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! being nearly axed after controversial Charlie Kirk remarks and White House's celebration of its suspension.

During an interview at the Bloomberg Screentime media conference, Kimmel said, "I'd love to have Trump on the show, for sure. All right, I'll ask him," on Wednesday.

He added, "[Trump] is on TV all day, every day, so he gives us a lot to use, to deal with. That's unusual, it's not how it used to be. You hear him, you see ...