Jimmy Kimmel Did Not Say Exactly What You Think He Said

Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so much trouble.

Jimmy Kimmel ’s comment about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson has sparked a cascading series of dramatic (and chilling) events that have resulted Disney suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! “indefinitely.”

But many — if not most — are interpreting the comment in a way that its phrasing does not entirely support. Entirely being the operative word.

Let’s look at his viral quote again: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”

Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so m