This Tuesday, September 23, signed the return of Jimmy Kimmel to ABC. The American humorist attacked the Trump administration of his sequence of workers.
“A government that threatens to silence an actor who does not like the president is anti-American,” said the comedian on Tuesday night because of his return to television after being suspended due to his words about the murder of the influential Pro-Trump Charlie Kirk.
Before the announcement of his return, Donald Trump had threatened the diffuser ABC, after a suspension that caused intense debates about the Trump administration pressures towards the media.
The Jimmy Kimmel program by mixing information and entertainment will not be accessible to all American homes, because several dozen local channels continue to boycott the animator, a tireless critic of the US president.
“Let’s try ABC”
The opening sequence, in which Mr. Kimmel must address his suspension that occurred after a controversy about his comments about the murder of the Pro-Trump Charlie Kirk influencer, was examined closely.
Even before the program, Donald Trump accused ABC of “transmitting 99% of the positive shit for the Democrats”, and Jimmy Kimmel of being “another DNC arm”, the National Democratic Committee, in its social network of truth.
“I think we are going to try ABC about it. Let’s see how we will. The last time I chased them, they gave me $ 16 million,” wrote the US leader.
The humorist had outraged the Trumpist camp by accusing US law to politically exploit the murder of the influential Charlie Kirk, murdered for a year of 22 years that seemed to have leftist opinions, according to his Republican parents.
Jimmy Kimmel’s comments were “unpleasant” and “indelicated,” Disney said Monday, announcing the return of the program on his ABC channel, after “reflexive conversations with Jimmy.”
The entertainment giant justified the temporary suspension decided the last welcome to “avoid exacerbating a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.”
Boicot call
Trump’s supporters “are desperately trying to present this young woman who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything but his” and “do everything possible to get a political advantage,” said Jimmy Kimmel in his program on September 15.
The head of the audiovisual Gendarme (FCC), Brendan Carr, had taken the controversy, which implies that he could withdraw his license from the channels that transmit the program.
Nexstar and Sinclair, two groups with dozens of local channels that are drawn in ABC programs, in the process announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live would no longer be retransmitted!” Given this crisis, Disney had suspended the program for the whole country.
Despite the return to the humorist antenna, the two protest groups have so far decided to maintain their boycott. Last week, Sinclair had significantly stated that Mr. Kimmel will apologize.
The withdrawal of the antenna imposed on Mr. Kimmel caused an uproar in the United States: the left has seen a pretext to get rid of one of the most famous faces of the small screen, a notorious scratch from Donald Trump.
Censorship
The US president had immediately praised “great news for the United States” and called to deprive other figures in the sector. He also suggested to withdraw the license from the information channels that criticize him.
The case “refers to the first amendment” of the US Constitution, which protects freedom of expression, said Rogelio Núñez, a 38 -year -old American who came to attend the program in Los Angeles.
“We must ensure that we are not censored,” he continues. “So beyond entertainment, it is important to come to protect our rights.”
The suspension of Mr. Kimmel had also awakened some swirls inside the right, republican figures such as Senator Ted Cruz or presenter Tucker Carlson who have reservations issued remarkably.
Mr. Kimmel has not reacted publicly since its suspension. A few hours before his program on Tuesday, he published on Instagram a photo of him with producer Norman Lear, who died in 2023, known for his defense of freedom of expression.
“I miss this guy today,” he wrote.
Source: BFM TV
