Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech as he returns to TV
Jimmy Kimmel returned to television late at night by the Trump administration, six days after the publication of the right -wing activist Charlie Kirk, six days after Disney’s suspension of his show.
Kimmel told the audience that he had drowned in a voice.
“My intention was not to blame any group for the actions of a deeply uncomfortable individual – this was the opposite of the point I was really trying to do,” he added.
In the opening monologue of Kimmel, President Donald Trump’s supporters said that the assassin of the assassins accused of “as something other than one of them” accused of trying to kill “political scores, Disney.
Before Kimmel’s show was released on Tuesday, Trump wrote that ABC “could not believe”.
Trump wrote to Social on Tuesday. “Why do they want someone who makes it so bad, not funny and endangers the network by playing 99% positive democratic garbage,” he wrote.
“DNC (Democratic National Committee) is another branch and as far as I know, this will contribute to a great illegal campaign. I think we will test ABC on this issue.”
Many of Trump administration and its supporters, a close Trump ally and radio-podcast presenter Kirk’ten five days after Kimmel’s comments were angry with last week’s comments.
In response to Kimmel’s words, Brendan Carr, President of the Federal Communication Commission, threatened an investigation and called on television stations to leave Kimmel’s show or cancel possible fines and broadcast licenses.
Disney’s decision to cut short Kimmel’s exile was a high -profile challenge against Trump’s perceived media critics through lawsuits and regulatory threats from FCC.
Although Disney has now brought Kimmel back to the ABC series, ABC is still boycotting its show – Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair – the two largest television station groups of local affiliated organizations.
Four times the Oscar server Kimmel, not only after the comedians Trump does not like, but also from the Republican President of the journalists said: “He suits them, bullies them”.
Kimmel, “I know this is not as interesting as a comedian, but it is very important to have a free press and we do not pay more attention to it,” he said.
In addition, Kirk’s widow’s wife Erika Kirk, her husband Utah’s 22 -year -old technical school student for the murderer expressed by forgiveness by forgiveness, he said.
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