ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel Show Over Charlie Kirk Comments

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Above: The Disney-owned El Capitan Entertainment Centre, home of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", on Sept. 17, 2025. Image copyright: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

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Republican narrative

The FCC's intervention is a necessary oversight of broadcast networks that have abandoned their public interest obligations. Late-night shows have transformed from comedy into partisan political activism, alienating broad audiences while pushing narrow ideological agendas. Broadcasters acted appropriately by refusing to carry content that doesn't serve their communities' values and interests.

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Democratic narrative

This suspension amounts to government censorship and an unprecedented attack on free speech by the Trump administration. The sequence of events — from FCC threats to immediate network capitulation — mirrors authoritarian tactics used to silence critics and represents a grave threat to First Amendment freedoms that should alarm all Americans regardless of political affiliation.

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