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

Jimmy Kimmel resumed his show after a six-day suspension amid affiliate boycotts and political pressure, with Sinclair and Nexstar controlling 25% of ABC stations refusing to air it.

  • 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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Los Angeles.- Presenter Jimmy Kimmel criticized on Tuesday on his return to U.S. television the Trump administration's threats to comedians following the suspension of his talk show, which he attributed to pressure from the administration. "The government's threat to silence a comedian who doesn't like the president is anti-American," he released the comic, visibly excited, in a long initial monologue in which he praised the public outrage follo…

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