Jimmy Kimmel gave Donald Trump a special shout-out on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Thursday night, after the prez called for ABC to "get the bum off the air" following Wednesday's show.

Check out the clip -- Jimmy laid into Trump ... and even urged viewers to listen to him, reasoning ... "He keeps saying we have bad ratings. And you should listen to him – because if anyone knows about bad ratings – it’s that guy!" Burn. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty

The late-night host went on to remind the prez he tried getting him fired back in September . But, he admitted he wasn't against the idea of leaving TV, and even proposed a deal -- "I’ll go when you go," he noted. "We’ll be a team. Let’s ride off into the sunset together!"

But until then, JK used Trump's own words against him, te

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