Jon Stewart has given the Trump administration a hosing-down, doing so in the driest possible manner.
Stewart and his late-night pals and rivals, including Jimmy Fallon and the outgoing Stephen Colbert, are surely feeling pressure following ABC’s controversial decision this week to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live, following comments made during his monologue about Charlie Kirk, the assassinated conservative pundit.
President Donald Trump celebrated that news with a post on Truth Social, and Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr issued his own warning that the authority would revoke the licenses of any network affiliates choosing to air Kimmel’s remarks, which he referred to as “news distortion” and “the sickest conduct possible.”
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