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 on Trump's Outrage Over His Return, Why He Attacks President Relentlessly: 'I Don't Like Bullies'
Jimmy Kimmel took the world by storm with his return Tuesday night after a short suspension following his remarks about the GOP response to Charlie Kirk's assassination. In his monologue, he marveled that President Trump had not yet responded at the time of their taping -- but the president definitely weighed in before the show aired. Kimmel was back on Wednesday for a full breakdown of Trump's post, which tore into him and ABC, going so far as …
Jimmy Kimmel returns from suspension, late-night show reaches ratings high - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — Millions of people tuned in to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday to watch the host’s return to late-night television after a nearly week-long suspension, propelling the show to a 10-year ratings high among adult viewers, ABC said.
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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