(NewsNation) — The Writers Guild of America threw its support Wednesday behind Jimmy Kimmel and his writing staff after television executives pulled the plug on Kimmel’s late-night talk show for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Kimmel on Monday suggested Kirk’s killer was part of President Trump’s conservative political base. On Wednesday, FCC Chair Brendan Carr signaled his commission would take action. Nexstar, owner of NewsNation, announced plans to preempt Kimmel’s program on its ABC affiliates; then Disney-owned ABC said it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely.

The WGA, which represents more than 20,000 writers in entertainment and media, characterized the punitive actions as an attack on free speech.

“The right to speak our minds and to disagree with e

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