Jimmy Kimmel returned to television tonight with a monologue that took aim at President Donald Trump and accused the federal government of trying to silence him.

The late night host was back on air less than a week after ABC suspended his show , Jimmy Kimmel Live! , over his comments about the assassination of Kirk, which prompted a not-so-subtle threat from the Trump administration that they might warrant regulatory action against ABC.

He addressed the controversy in his opening monologue.

“The president of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from their job," he said. "Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he can’t take a joke.”

Kimmel's suspension has dominated political discussion for

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