"The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! -prodded on by Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission after Kimmel made a joke about the MAGA movement's reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk-is the most flagrant addition to the president's growing blacklist. But Trump possesses a storied history of legislating his miscellaneous culture-war fixations. (Perhaps you recall the State Department revoking visas of students who dared to criticize Israel.)"
"That the Trump administration has made a continual mockery of the First Amendment is not something the right can effectively dispute; the muzzling is happening in broad daylight, and the targets are invariably opposed to the regime. Instead, in order to sanitize the creeping sense of illiberalism, conservatives wield their favorite cudgel: the year of 2020, in which a great deal of upheaval tilted the leverage of social justice toward the left, and-ever so briefly-rewrote the rules."
Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suspended after a joke about the MAGA movement's reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with the action pushed by Donald Trump's FCC nominee. The administration has repeatedly used governmental power to police cultural conflicts, including revoking visas of students who criticized Israel. The suppression of dissent has disproportionately affected critics of the regime, occurring openly and seemingly targeted. Conservatives portray recent enforcement as retaliation for 2020-era shifts in social justice leverage. Prominent conservative voices responded by accusing Kimmel of lying, celebrating repercussions, and framing enforcement as long-overdue accountability.
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