Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Trump celebrates as some networks replace show with Charlie Kirk tribute – US politics live

<p>Indefinite removal of Jimmy Kimmel Live! show spurs outrage amid Trump administration crackdown on commentary following Charlie Kirk killing</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-live-suspended-indefinitely-after-hosts-charlie-kirk-comments">Full report: Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-sparks-shock-fears-for-free-speech-censoring-realtime">‘Censoring you in real time’: Kimmel suspension sparks shock and fears for free speech</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Free speech groups have reacted with alarm to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s programme, with one calling it a “new McCarthyism.”</strong></p><p>Truth Wins Out (TWO), an anti-extremism nonprofit said it was part of a “dangerous right‑wing ‘Cancel Crusade’ that has weaponized outrage to silence dissent and intimidate media outlets.”</p><p><em>If this dire situation continues, the only people left on the air will be Baghdad Bob and that anchorwoman in North Korea. This is a new McCarthyism that has expanded the boundaries of ‘woke’ to once unimaginable dimensions. It is chilling the free press and punishing truth‑tellers.”</em></p><p><em>The timing of ABC’s decision, on the heels of the FCC chairman’s pledge to the network to “do this the easy way or the hard way,” tells the whole story. Another media outlet withered under government pressure, ensuring that the administration will continue to extort and exact retribution on broadcasters and publishers who criticize it.”</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-comments-show-cancelled-suspended-monologue-trump-us-politics-live">Continue reading...</a>