ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n
The network’s decision came after Nexstar announced its ABC affiliates would pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely over his comments.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr Kimmel\u2019s comments about the death of Mr Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,\u201d said Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar\u2019s broadcasting division.<\/p>\n
During his monologue, Kimmel said: \u201cWe hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.<\/p>\n
“In between the fingerpointing, there was, uh, grieving \u2014 on Friday, the White House flew the flags at half-staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level you can see how hard the president is taking this,\u201d Kimmel said, before cutting to a clip where Trump responded to reporters asking about how he was doing by pointing to construction at the White House.<\/p>\n
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