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Trump celebrates ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air
- ABC announced on September 17 it would indefinitely pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! following Kimmel's controversial comments about Charlie Kirk's death.
- The decision came after Kimmel's Monday monologue claimed Republicans tried to distance Kirk's accused assassin from their party, sparking backlash.
- Nexstar Media, a major ABC affiliate owner, also decided to preempt the show, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr condemned Kimmel's remarks publicly.
- President Donald Trump praised ABC on Truth Social as having 'the courage to do what had to be done' and called Kimmel's show 'ratings-challenged' with 'ZERO talent'.
- The suspension highlights ongoing tensions over political commentary on television and may increase scrutiny of network decisions regarding late-night programming.
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The one thing Trump can’t take is a joke, especially one at his expense.Yesterday — one day after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air “indefinitely,” after pressure from the chairman of Trump’s Federal Communications Commission — Trump said federal regulators should revoke broadcast licenses over late-night hosts who speak negatively about him. “They’re giving me all this bad press, and they’re getting a license,” Trump told reporters abo…
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