"Kimmel was suspended last week following comments he made about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The host implied during an opening monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that Kirk's alleged killer 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was a MAGA supporter and that the right was trying to score political points by characterize him as someone from the left. ABC faced threats from President Donald Trump's FCC, and shortly after that, Kimmel's suspension was announced. It is still unknown when or if Kimmel will return to the airwaves."
"Mamdani, his campaign exclusively told amNewYork ahead of the announcement, is making the move in defense of freedom of speech rights, which he says are under attack by President Trump. He is bowing out of the ABC event specifically because the network shelved Kimmel's show following threats from the Federal Communications Commission over comments the comedian made last week about the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk."
"We simply cannot accept any capitulation to Donald Trump's attacks on our fundamental freedoms, Mamdani said. Now is the time for leadership that fights back with action, and collectively, we must use every tool at our disposal to send a message to Washington and corporate powers alike: our freedom to speech is not a bargaining chip. As noted by amNewYork, promotions for the town hall were set to begin last week. Kimmel's suspension, however, led to an abrupt change of plans."
Zohran Mamdani canceled a scheduled ABC/WABC town hall in direct response to ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel. The suspension followed Kimmel's on-air comments about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk and implications about the alleged killer's political leanings. ABC faced threats from the Federal Communications Commission associated with President Donald Trump, and the network shelved Kimmel's show shortly afterward. Mamdani framed his cancellation as a defense of freedom of speech and an act of resistance against perceived capitulation to political and corporate pressure. Promotions for the town hall had been planned prior to the suspension.
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