"He's just the latest canary in the coal mine. A mine that at this point now seems more dead canary than coal."
"by no means the first casualty in Trump's attacks on free speech."
"Meyers said it was a "big moment for our democracy." Colbert called it a "blatant assault on the freedom of speech." And Fallon said he hoped Kimmel would get his show back."
Jimmy Kimmel Live! was indefinitely suspended by Disney after comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The suspension prompted claims that it signals an erosion of free speech protections in the United States. The FCC chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel’s remarks and later retreated from a 2023 statement describing free speech as a check on government control. Broadcasters Sinclair and Nexstar were criticized for acquiescing to perceived regulatory pressure. Several prominent late-night hosts publicly defended Kimmel and condemned the suspension as a significant threat to democratic norms and free expression.
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