"Since his return to the White House, his attacks on the press and the silencing of his adversaries have intensified, especially after the murder nine days ago of MAGA youth leader Charlie Kirk. Trump, his vice president J.D. Vance, and other members of the government have since launched a campaign against freedom of speech, riding on the back of a terrible crime for which the president blames the radical left."
"Kirk died after being shot in the neck at a university while exercising his right to free speech a right guaranteed by the First Amendment, of which he himself was an absolutist defender. His murder was celebrated or excused by certain sectors of the American left and far-left, and that pushed the leaders of the MAGA world a movement largely united against cancel culture to adopt their own version of that censorious passion."
"The most famous victim of the right's change of script is comedian Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday night by ABC, the network that had aired it for 20 years. The decision followed a comment Kimmel made about the reaction of some Trump supporters after learning that the alleged murderer, a 22-year-old man named Tyler Robinson, comes from a Mormon, Republican, gun-loving household."
U.S. conservative movement's long-held identity as a defender of free speech has shifted under Donald Trump’s second presidency. Trump's attacks on the press and efforts to silence adversaries have intensified, especially after the murder of MAGA youth leader Charlie Kirk. Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and other officials have launched a campaign against speech, blaming the radical left and promising retaliation. Kirk was shot while exercising his First Amendment rights; some leftist sectors celebrated or excused the murder. That prompted MAGA leaders to adopt censorious tactics, publicly naming celebrants and urging their employers to fire them, leading to consequences like Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.
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