ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show on Wednesday night in a shocking move that generated mixed reactions across the board and reignited debates around free speech and government overreach.
But there was no debating how President Donald Trump felt about the decision, which he called “great news for America.”
“Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done,” he wrote on Truth Social. “Kimmel has zero talent and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible.”
Kimmel, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, made several remarks on Monday and Tuesday about the reaction to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
On Monday, Kimmel suggested that the man charged in Kirk’s killing, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump