Jimmy Kimmel has been pulled off the air ‘indefinitely’ by ABC after divisive comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
ABC announced on Wednesday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be removed from the network ‘for the foreseeable future.’
The cancellation happened after Kimmel, 57, falsely implied that Kirk’s alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, 22, was a conservative, despite investigators saying that Robinson held far-left ideologies and was dating his transgender roommate.
During his Monday episode, Kimmel addressed the tragedy, stating, ‘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.’
‘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,’ he went on.
The clip then showed President Trump, 79, taking questions from reporters following the shooting, as one offered their condolences for the death of his ‘friend’ Kirk.
Jimmy Kimmel, 57, has been pulled off the air ‘indefinitely’ by ABC after divisive comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk
When asked how he was holding up, Trump stated, ‘I think very good, and by the way, right there where you see all the trucks, they just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House.’
Trump continued talking about the ballroom plans, saying the result would ‘be a beauty.’
Kimmel then quipped, ‘Yes, he’s at the fourth stage of grief, construction.’
