"Our own government encouraged private companies to silence people who dared to utter what turned out to be an obvious truth. So I come here today not just with an observation, but with an offer. And just as the Biden administration seemed desperate to silence people for speaking their minds, so the Trump administration will do precisely the opposite; and I hope that we can work together on that."
"On Wednesday, ABC announced it had suspended Kimmel over his comments on the killing of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel accused the MAGA movement of desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it. The suspension came after the FCC's chairman threatened ABC over Kimmel's comments. Many were quick to point out that the incident appeared to go against Vance's words in February."
A February 2025 Munich Security Conference clip shows Vice President JD Vance vowing that the Trump administration would not encourage private companies to silence dissent and would defend opposing views in the public square. The clip resurfaced on social media in September 2025 after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel for comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel accused the MAGA movement of trying to portray the murderer as one of them to gain political advantage. ABC's suspension followed an FCC chairman threat to the network, prompting observers to note an apparent contradiction with Vance's earlier promise.
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