John Oliver: Everyone knew the administration had it in for Kimmel'

"A person getting shot is tragic and a person getting shot for their ideas is horrifying, that is true no matter what their ideas are, he said. But Oliver quickly added: I also recognise that for many, especially those who were the target of Kirk's ideas, it has been hard to stay quiet. Kimmel's remarks last week were focused on how the right was trying to use the death of Kirk to score political points."

"Oliver said that after the fallout, it does seem like some are now willing to weaponise Kirk's death to do things they've been wanting to do for years. He spoke of the shamelessly flimsy pretext used to suspend him and that everyone knew the administration had it in for Kimmel. Despite mischaracterisation elsewhere, Oliver stressed that Kimmel's comments weren't about Kirk and many struggled to pick the offensive line out of his monologue."

"He added that Kimmel didn't denigrate Charlie Kirk or make light of his killing but just spoke about how the right were desperate to weaponise an argument that has aged pretty well given everything that's happened to Kimmel since. The comments set off a firestorm and enraged Brendan Carr, FCC chair, and Nexstar, one of the largest owners of TV stations which then triggered his suspension by ABC."

John Oliver voiced concern over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and defended Kimmel's remarks after the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Oliver said a person getting shot is tragic and getting shot for their ideas is horrifying, while acknowledging that many targeted by Kirk's ideas found it hard to stay quiet. Oliver argued Kimmel's monologue criticized the right's attempt to use Kirk's death to score political points and that some figures were willing to weaponise the shooting to pursue long-sought goals. Oliver called the pretext for Kimmel's suspension shamelessly flimsy and noted reactions from FCC chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar, and Sinclair.

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