US President Donald Trump celebrated the suspension of talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves, inflaming a debate over whether Trump and Republicans are infringing free speech as they sought to punish some critics of murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Trump, speaking during a state visit to Britain yesterday, said Kimmel had been punished for “saying a horrible thing” about Kirk.
The broadcaster ABC announced on Wednesday that it was yanking “Jimmy Kimmel Live” indefinitely. Kimmel’s suspension was condemned as capitulation to unconstitutional government pressure by writers, performers, former US President Barack Obama and other prominent Democrats.
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has used his office and the courts to attack unflattering speech about him that he considers to be defamatory or false.
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