by Philip Klein
ABC and its affiliates may have pulled the trigger, but they did so with FCC guns pointed at their own heads if they did not.
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Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the Pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., February 1, 2025.
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The national debate over free speech in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination escalated on Wednesday night after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely following the blowback from his comments suggesting that the accused shooter was actually “MAGA” rather than a left-winger.
Many media figures who jumped on the story could not bother to categorize the basic facts properly, which is something I want to lay out here.
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Philip Klein is the editor of National Review Online.
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The national debate over free speech in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination escalated on Wednesday night after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely following the blowback from his comments suggesting that the accused shooter was actually “MAGA” rather than a left-winger.
Many media figures who jumped on the story could not bother to categorize the basic facts properly, which is something I want to lay out here.
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About the Author
Philip Klein is the editor of National Review Online.
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