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Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back at Trump for Calling for His Firing Again
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Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back at Trump for Calling for His Firing Again

Variety·Marlow Stern·about 1 month ago
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President Trump seems determined to get Jimmy Kimmel off the air. First came the pressure applied by Trump administration officials on FCC chairman (and Trump loyalist) Brendan Carr over a crack Kimmel had made on his late-night show “ Jimmy Kimmel Live !” criticizing the MAGA reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination . The campaign worked, and Kimmel was not only suspended but also had his show temporarily removed from being broadcast in most households. Trump, meanwhile, giddily celebrated the censorship. Then, Trump and his minions took umbrage with a Kimmel joke about how Melania looked like an “expectant widow” because Trump has appeared frail and been dozing off in meetings. Even though the quip was made several days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump and Melania conflated its premise with the assassination attempt on Trump that evening.…

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