"This showed that Trump is different from the 31-year-old slain conservative activist, Kamlager-Dove argued, because he is using the government to push his enemies off of TV. The Trump administration wants to silence critics, silence debate, silence dissent. Which is incredibly ironic, given Charlie Kirk was actually someone who talked about, you know, freedom of speech, Rep. Kamlager-Dove said. Now, he said things that were incredibly hateful, but he did say that freedom of speech is important."
"Her comments come a few days after Kimmel was suspended by ABC after comments related to the murder of Kirk. We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, Kimmel said on his show last Monday. Kimmel was criticized by many for the claim, considering the reported details point to Tyler Robinson, Kirk's suspected killer, being a leftist."
"The state representative did not point to any comments made by Kirk in particular that she found offensive. The California Democrat pointed to columnist Karen Attiah being fired by The Washington Post, after she wrote about the excessive, false mourning of Kirk after he was murdered, and President Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times as clear signs his administration is anti-free speech."
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove accused President Donald Trump of opposing free speech and contrasted him with Charlie Kirk, who supported the First Amendment despite hateful statements. Kamlager-Dove cited Trump celebrating Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert losing their late-night shows and alleged use of government power to push perceived enemies off television. Kamlager-Dove pointed to columnist Karen Attiah's firing and Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times as signs of an anti-free-speech stance. The comments followed ABC's suspension of Kimmel after his remarks about Kirk's murder and reports suggesting the suspected killer held left-leaning beliefs.
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