On Monday, Kimmel opened his present along with his typical nightly monologue, commenting on latest occasions within the information. Throughout his remarks, Kimmel talked about Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Kirk’s homicide, and criticized how conservatives have been addressing the incident.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately attempting to characterize this child who killed Charlie Kirk as something apart from one in every of them and doing the whole lot they’ll to attain political factors from it,” Kimmel stated.
Kimmel then aired a clip of Trump, who, when requested about Kirk by a reporter, answered briefly and rapidly modified topics to the continued work being carried out to construct a White Home ballroom.
“He’s on the fourth stage of grief: building,” Kimmel stated, following the clip.
He continued, “This isn’t how an grownup grieves the homicide of somebody he known as a good friend. That is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish.”
Conservative ire over Kimmel’s feedback grew with FCC commissioner Carr suggesting on a far-right podcast Wednesday that Kimmel may very well be suspended. Not lengthy after, Nexstar and Sinclair, two corporations that function quite a few ABC associates all through the nation, stated they might pull Kimmel’s present from the airwaves following his remarks.