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Final week, late night time host Jimmy Kimmel was suspended after FCC Chair Brendan Carr publicly utilized stress to ABC and mum or dad firm Disney.
Final night time, Kimmel returned to the airwaves (a minimum of in most US markets) and delivered a considerate, nuanced monologue that’s acquired reward from viewers throughout the ideological spectrum.
However Jimmy’s harshest critic — the one who appeared most happy when he was faraway from the airwaves — has remained steadfast in his distaste for the late night time host.
Jimmy Kimmel attends the ABC Walt Disney Tv Upfront on Might 14, 2019 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Pictures)
Trump fumes over Kimmel return, guarantees to ‘go after’ ABC
“Something happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his ‘talent’ was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who’s not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE,” the president continued, including:
“He’s yet one more arm of the DNC and, to the perfect of my data, that may be a significant Unlawful Marketing campaign Contribution. I believe we’re going to check ABC out on this. Let’s see how we do.
“Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.”
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Power One at Morristown Airport on September 14, 2025 in Morristown, New Jersey. (Picture by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pictures)
It’s a stunning gambit from Trump, because it basically counters the declare, made by a lot of his supporters, that his administration had nothing to do with Kimmel’s preliminary suspension.
Kimmel receives reward for emotional monologue
Kimmel has acquired principally constructive suggestions for the lengthy, considerate monologue during which he praised Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, and blasted the notion that he would ever make gentle of “the murder of a young man.”
In an surprising twist, Kimmel additionally praised the conservative commentators who criticized the Trump administration for its disregard for rights enshrined within the First Modification.
Jimmy Kimmel attends “Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride” Broadway Opening Night time at Nederlander Theatre on August 18, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
“And maybe weirdly, maybe maybe most of all, I want to thank the people who don’t support my show and what I believe, but support my right to share those beliefs anyway,” Kimmel mentioned.
“People who I never would have imagined like Ben Shapiro, Clay Travis, Candace Owens, Mitch McConnell, Ryan Paul, even my old pal Ted Cruz, who believe it or not said something very beautiful on my behalf.”
The host then reduce to Cruz saying he was glad Kimmel had been fired. He then corrected himself and performed a clip during which Cruz accused the Trump administration of infringing on the host’s free speech.
So sure, the monologue featured Kimmel’s standard mix of barbed wit and self-deprecating sarcasm.
However it was additionally a name for unity and a time when People could be extra divided than ever.
