Byron Donalds says free markets, not government censorship, led to Jimmy Kimmel suspension

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says it’s the free market, not a government free speech crackdown, that led to late night host Jimmy Kimmel being suspended.

The Republican gubernatorial candidate in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson said Kimmel crossed a line with political rhetoric on his show, and was already doing poorly in the ratings. Kimmel was suspended by Disney after commenting on the reaction to the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk .

“With respect to Jimmy, look, here’s the deal. His ratings are down. The show was not good,” Donalds said. “And then he obviously defamed MAGA and defamed more than half the country at this point, trying to blame us and trying to blame Charlie for his assassination.”

Kimmel, a frequent critic of Preside