Reactions pour in about ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show

ABC s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk drew reactions from across the entertainment and political worlds including from President Donald Trump Fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert got the news Wednesday while taping an episode of his own show in New York telling a stunned studio audience that Jimmy Kimmel Live had been suspended It was a mix of shock and bewilderment reported audience member Monserrat Lopez recounting how Colbert left the stage before coming back to say he would call Kimmel to talk privately Just this summer CBS stated Colbert s Late Show would end next year due to financial reasons a decision made just after Colbert criticized a settlement between Trump and CBS s parent company over a Minutes story During Kimmel s Monday night monologue he suggested that the suspect in Kirk s killing might have been a pro-Trump Republican Kimmel s show was suspended not long after Nexstar Communications Group revealed plans to pull the effort from its ABC affiliates starting Wednesday The Federal Communications Commission s chairman called Kimmel s comments truly sick and reported his agency had a strong event for holding Kimmel ABC and architecture parent Walt Disney Co accountable for spreading misinformation There was no immediate comment from Kimmel whose contract is up in May In its report announcing the suspension ABC didn t cite a reason Here are a few other notable reactions Trump Great News for America The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED Trump posted on social media Congratulations to ABC for absolutely having the courage to do what had to be done Kimmel has ZERO talent and worse ratings than even Colbert if that s realizable That leaves Jimmy and Seth two total losers on Fake News NBC he wrote referring to late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers Their ratings are also horrible Do it NBC President DJT Neither Fallon nor Meyers had commented publicly about Trump s post as of Thursday David Letterman former late-night host I feel bad about this because we all see where see this is going correct It s managed media It s no good It s silly It s ridiculous Letterman s remarks came during an appearance Thursday at The Atlantic Festival in New York Former President Barack Obama After years of complaining about cancel custom the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn t like Obama posted on social media This is precisely the kind of cabinet coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it Brendan Carr FCC chairman Local broadcasters have an obligation to serve the community interest Carr explained Fox News While this may be an unprecedented decision it is significant for broadcasters to push back on Disney programs that they determine falls short of society values Ken Martin Democratic National Committee chairman The state under Donald Trump has amassed a chilling record of restricting speech extorting private companies and dropping the full weight of the executive censorship hammer on First Amendment rights Martin noted in a declaration This is no exaggeration Trump s attorney general has directly certified that they ll come after you for your speech and now his FCC chair has doubled down It s not the bully pulpit anymore it s the thought police presidency Wanda Sykes comedian I was supposed to go over and have a chat with my friend Jimmy Kimmel on his show but as you have heard by now the Jimmy Kimmel Show has been pulled indefinitely Sykes posted on social media Abruptly because of complaints from the Trump administration So let s see He didn t end the Ukraine war or solve Gaza within his first week But he did end freedom of speech within his first year Hey for those of you who pray now s the time to do it Love you Jimmy Megyn Kelly conservative podcaster I m not sure who demands to hear this but Jimmy Kimmel got on the air and falsely stated as a fact that Charlie Kirk s killer was MAGA smearing an entire movement and Trump in particular with a vile disgusting lie and at a time when the threat against those on the right is at an all-time high Kelly posted on social media Kelly was fired from her NBC morning show in after suggesting it was OK for white people to wear blackface at Halloween Jean Smart actor I am horrified at the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live What Jimmy revealed was FREE speech not hate speech Smart posted on social media People seem to only want to protect free speech when it suits THEIR agenda Though I didn t agree at ALL with Charlie Kirk his shooting death sickened me and should have sickened any decent human being What is happening to our country Mike Birbiglia comedian I ve spent a lot of time in masses private defending comedians I don t agree with If you re a comedian you don t call out the insanity of pulling Kimmel off the air don t bother spouting off about free speech anymore Birbiglia posted on social media Mark R Levin conservative radio host and podcaster Kimmel canned for disgusting Kirk comments Jimmy Kimmel is a pathetic hate monger He should ve been canned a long time ago Better late than never Levin posted on social media Sen Adam Schiff This administration is responsible for the bulk blatant attacks on the free press in American history the Democratic senator from California posted on social media What will be left of the First Amendment when he s done