"Focusing on the censorship aspect and the First Amendment aspect, I think it's losing sight of what should be the lead. And that's that Jimmy Kimmel owes the family of Charlie Kirk and his wife Erika, two small children, an apology. You know, what's he saying? That if you're a member of MAGA and Charlie is a friend of MAGA then he had it coming?"
"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,"
"It's just in some ways, it's extremely insensitive. The country is in a very tough spot right now. Everyone is walking on eggshells. The First Amendment is not a license to incite hatred. And, you know, I think that we can think that we can start the discussion once Jimmy Kimmel apologizes, then they can talk about the business aspects and whether or not he gets whether or not he gets back on the schedule and so forth, but there's got to there's got to be a recognition that a terrible thing"
ABC indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after Kimmel's comments about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk provoked backlash. Kimmel accused MAGA of trying to portray accused shooter Tyler Robinson as unaffiliated, saying conservatives hit new lows by characterizing the murderer as anything other than one of them. Major affiliates Nexstar and Sinclair threatened preemption and demanded an apology. Calls demanded that Kimmel apologize to Kirk's wife Erika and their two young children before any conversation about reinstatement, citing insensitivity and arguing the First Amendment is not a license to incite hatred.
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