President Donald Trump has reacted to Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air , and unsurprisingly he's thrilled. Meanwhile, many in the U.S. are expressing serious concerns about the implications this may have for free speech.
ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from broadcast indefinitely on Wednesday, seemingly responding after Republicans objected to the hosts' live comments concerning right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk's killer. Specifically, Kimmel said , "The MAGA gang [are] desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
"Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done," Trump wrote on Truth Social after Jimmy Kimmel Live