"The MAGA gang (is) desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it, Kimmel said on his show. In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving, he added. He continued to criticise Trump's reaction to the shooting. This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish, Kimmel added."
"Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely, an ABC spokesperson said, declining to share any further details. Prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with Kirk's murder. Robinson is accused of having shot and killed Kirk while the conservative activist was speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10. Robinson surrendered after a two-day manhunt."
"In his opening monologue on Monday, Kimmel, a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, accused the MAGA gang of trying to score political points from Kirk's murder, saying they were quick to blame the left before much was known about the shooter's motives. MAGA, or Make America Great Again, is the right-wing political movement that forms Trump's base."
ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air indefinitely after controversy over remarks linking the MAGA movement to the murder of Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with killing Kirk while he spoke at Utah Valley University on September 10; Robinson surrendered after a two-day manhunt. Kimmel accused the MAGA gang of trying to score political points and suggested they rushed to blame the left before motives were known. Conservatives and the Trump administration pushed back against Kimmel's comments, including his statement comparing Trump's public grieving to a four-year-old mourning a goldfish. ABC declined to provide further details on the suspension.
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