"CNN anchor John Berman did a quick fact-check to rebut GOP analyst Scott Jennings over the Charlie Kirk comments that got late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's show suspended. The media world was shaken Wednesday night by the news that ABC has suspended Kimmel's show indefinitely, just hours after he was targeted by Brendan Carr, President Donald Trump's hand-picked FCC commissioner. Kimmel was singled out for a comment he made during a monologue on Monday's edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!:"
"Where's the joke? I mean, Jimmy Kimmel went on TV the other night. It wasn't telling any jokes. He was telling the American people a bunch of lies. I'm not certain it was in the public interest or the public good to do so. His show had largely become a political propaganda show. It's not a comedy show. And so businesses that put things on the air have to make decisions about content all the time."
"JIMMY KIMMEL: We hit some new lows over the weekend, with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after FCC commissioner Brendan Carr targeted Kimmel over a monologue remark about the person who killed Charlie Kirk. Kimmel said the MAGA movement was trying to characterize the shooter as anything other than one of them and accused them of scoring political points. CNN anchor John Berman fact-checked GOP analyst Scott Jennings during a News Central segment. Jennings accused Kimmel of lying, argued the show had become political propaganda, and said it was no longer a comedy program. Berman explained Kimmel's setup, read Jennings' claims aloud, and pushed back that the monologue led into a joke about President Trump's reaction.
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