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#BREAKING: The US ABC network has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from the air indefinitely following MAGA backlash relating to comments Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin.



Kimmel, on Monday night's episode, pointed out that MAGA and Republican political figures were overtly using the shooting death of conservative agitator Kirk to score political points, and the associated narrative jockeying that seeks to position the accused shooter as a left-wing radical.



"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterise this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them," Kimmel stated.



In response to that, Nexstar Media - who owns dozens of ABC-affiliated TV stations across the United States - announced it would pre-empt future airings of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The ABC network quickly followed by confirming the show would be pulled from the air indefinitely.



ABC's national broadcast license was directly threatened by Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr, himself a close Trump ally and key figure in the authoritarian Project 2025 movement.

5 days ago | [YT] | 884



When cancel culture finally hits the left😂😂

5 days ago | 7

@Subutai2024

So what happened to free speech???? Waters at Fox was calling to be in war against the democrats. Kilmeade from Fox wanted to euthanize all the homeless without their consent. What a bunch of hypocrites and fascists.

5 days ago | 91

@LettyABC

The beautiful Divided states of America 🇺🇸.. living the American nightmare.

5 days ago (edited) | 79

@michaelbeaver4650

The United States of America is a dictatorship!

5 days ago | 134

@TheAdriankul

Didn’t they laugh when Tucker Carlson got cancelled, and now Kimmel got his show cancelled it’s dictatorship??? Huh…… The irony 🙃

4 days ago | 3

@brendarodriguez6162

So it’s freedom of speech until it hurts republicans feelings? But it was fine for Kirk to express his extreme views on his Podcast? Got it.

5 days ago | 91

@TikiMDZ

Qué pena! Se los dijimos antes del primer mandato, se los dijimos en enero 6 y se los dijimos en 2024.

4 days ago | 3

@AliceTJerez

He got both feet stuck in his mouth..he waited for high ratings on his monologue. It’s not political the man was killed by a hater..Jimmy you walked straight into that ! The nation has not healed and you brought him up knowing it hurt the nation.

5 days ago | 1

@mezame1626

Great news thanks

5 days ago | 9

@kari8187

MAGA backlash? I’m not maga but I support this decision, it began with Roseanne so we’re beholden to that precedence now.?

5 days ago | 1

@rekker2688

Shame on you ABC!! Shame!!!

5 days ago | 75

@BaconTomatoCheese

“Free speech for me, none for thee!”- MAGA. Utterly SHAMEFUL

5 days ago | 93

@wickedsin6225

Yeah he hadn't turned a profit in 20 years

4 days ago | 2

@EdG-x6y7h

There is no freedom of speech anymore.

5 days ago | 58

@lorettakoch7408

Imagine killing a man for what he said...thats ok. Even ok to make fun of...yet pausing a show for hate Speech is unacceptable. Wow guys. Wow

5 days ago | 11

@DarinRose-b8n

Great job 👏

4 days ago | 2

@jonathanzimmermann5877

Yall are allowed to have free speech, by all means. That's a lawful and constitutional thing. But does a company need to pay you for that on tv? No. He can still say what he wants. Just not at the expense of whoever is paying him, because they dont want to pay for that. Its a really simple concept. Im sure there are other media outlets who might be willing to endorse him. Just so happens the current one doesn't want to. He's not being criminaly charged with anything. If im hosting an event and paying someone to speak, and they somthing i dont like, im in my right to fire them or let them go, and in the process i am not violating your speach in any way. Go say what you want to say on someone elses dime. Not mine. Simple.

5 days ago | 11

@CSCOTTREDFIELD

Rather than condemning a hideous crime and offering condolences and comfort words, shame on you Jimmy

4 days ago | 13

@martiniextradryy

Kimmel made no comments about Kirk. It was all about MAGA.

5 days ago | 17

@jahverussell2642

Free speech hey Trump? But only when it suits you.

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