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Jimmy Kimmel Criticizes Trump, Says He Never Meant to Make Light of Kirk’s Killing in TV Return

Jimmy Kimmel returned after a near-week suspension over remarks on Charlie Kirk’s killing while major ABC affiliates continue boycotting amid President Trump’s legal threats.

  • Jimmy Kimmel expressed that he never intended to trivialize Charlie Kirk's murder during his return to his ABC show after a suspension.
  • Kimmel stated that he does not find anything funny about the murder of a young man.
  • He criticized a government threat to silence comedians as being anti-American.
  • Donald Trump commented on his Truth Social platform, expressing disbelief that ABC reinstated Kimmel, stating, "Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad ratings.
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Jimmy Kimmel Rips Into Trump on Night 2 of His Return After Suspension

'The second Trump is alone, he sits on the toilet, he gets his grubby little thumbs on his phone.'

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The return of Jimmy Kimmel's show to the air on ABC gave the comedian his best audience of the last decade. The controversy generated by the suspension of space after his unfortunate words about the murder of Charlie Kirk last week greatly benefited the figures of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, whose number of spectators before his retirement and return to the grill had decreased considerably.

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