"make light of the murder of a young man."
"Our leader celebrates people losing their livelihoods because he can't take a joke."
"A government threat to silence a comedian the president doesn't like is anti-American ... our government cannot be allowed to control what we do and do not say on television."
Jimmy Kimmel returned to television after ABC suspended his show indefinitely following his remarks accusing MAGA Republicans of trying to capitalise on Charlie Kirk’s death. He opened his monologue by calling the president's calls to fire fellow late-night hosts "un-American" and "dangerous." Kimmel said he did not intend to "make light of the murder of a young man" and emotionally addressed viewers. He confronted the president, warning that a government threat to silence a comedian is anti-American and cannot control television speech. The suspension sparked international backlash, a Disney boycott call and an ACLU-backed open letter signed by over 400 artists.
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