Oh, how the smug have fallen.
Jimmy Kimmel — yes, that Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night “comedian” who’s spent the last eight years trying to out-snark Rachel Maddow — just got his mic yanked. ABC announced it’s preempting his show indefinitely after he decided to run his mouth about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. And let’s be clear: this wasn’t some poorly-timed joke or off-the-cuff slip. Kimmel mocked Kirk’s death and smeared the grieving right as desperate for “political points.”
You read that right. A conservative leader is murdered, and Kimmel thinks the real tragedy is Trump supporters making “a big deal” about it. Yeah… because that’s the problem.
Now, before the media starts weeping into their soy lattes about “cancel culture,” let’s take a breath. No one’s canceling Jimmy Kimmel for his political beliefs — he’s being yanked off the air because he said something so deeply tone-deaf, so staggeringly out-of-touch with actual human decency, that even ABC couldn’t defend it.
And ABC doesn’t make moves like this lightly. You know it’s serious when Nexstar, a massive ABC affiliate network, doesn’t just gently distance itself — they pulled the entire show. Their statement minced no words: “offensive and insensitive… not in the public interest.” That’s corporate-speak for: this guy torched his last shred of credibility, and we’re not going down with him.
Jimmy Kimmel canceled!
Did you know he falsely said it was a MAGA man who assassinated Charlie Kirk 😳? Check out the clip
Guess he thought there would be no ramifications. Let’s hope Accountability is coming back finally pic.twitter.com/2lX1PJQCLr
— Wake Up NJ 🇺🇸 New Jersey (@wakeupnj) September 18, 2025
Even the FCC — which normally wouldn’t touch late-night drama with a ten-foot pole — is weighing in. Brendan Carr, the chairman, flat-out called Kimmel’s rant “some of the sickest conduct possible.” That’s not vague outrage. That’s a warning shot.
But here’s where it gets even juicier.
Kimmel, in his infinite wisdom, tried to spin a narrative that the shooter — the man who gunned down Charlie Kirk in cold blood — was somehow a Trump supporter. Not a joke. He said it straight. No punchline. And then proceeded to mock conservatives for mourning someone they saw as a patriot, a leader, and a voice for their values.
Dear dishonest corporate media hobgoblins:
Jimmy Kimmel did not make a “joke.”
Jimmy Kimmel went on air and told the ABC audience that Charlie Kirk’s assassin was a MAGA conservative, effectively blaming Charlie Kirk for his own assassination.
Then he accusing the right of… pic.twitter.com/or7uP5i3AR
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 18, 2025
Only problem?
Utah Governor Spencer Cox confirmed the shooter was not a MAGA anything. In fact, he was reportedly steeped in far-left ideology and living with a transgender-identifying male. But facts are apparently optional when you’re auditioning for MSNBC between monologues.
Kimmel didn’t just fumble a joke — he exposed what so many Americans have suspected for years: the media industrial complex isn’t just biased, it’s actively hostile to half the country. When someone from the left commits an atrocity, they bend over backwards to rebrand the villain. When someone on the right is the victim, they find a way to blame the right anyway.
The left is having a full-blown meltdown, but don’t forget that these were the same people who rejoiced when social media companies did Biden’s bidding by censoring conservatives.
This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close. https://t.co/uMjEZkIpat
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 17, 2025
Now let’s head over to the lib-heavy social media site Bluesky shall we?
Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments …… and we’re the ones with the free speech ‘problem’ 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
www.bbc.com/news/article…
— Simon Gosden (@simongosden.bsky.social) September 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Right-wing cancel culture just took Jimmy Kimmel off the air. And ABC’s surrender proves that mainstream media have failed once again to meet the moment.
“What we are witnessing is a coordinated campaign of government censorship orchestrated by the White House to silence dissent.”
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin.bsky.social) September 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
When cancelling my Hulu/Disney account, I told them why.
You’ve violated the first amendment of the constitution by taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Supporting fascism is shameful.
— JPerryFarm 🐾 (@jperryfarm.bsky.social) September 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is why Trump’s response hit like a hammer.
“Great news for America,” he posted on Truth Social. “The ratings-challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED.” Say what you want about Trump — and believe me, Kimmel has — but he doesn’t miss. He called this months ago when Colbert’s show got the axe. He knew Kimmel was next. And judging by the fallout, Fallon and Seth might want to update their résumés.
For all these sudden free speech advocates crying about Jimmy Kimmel, I believe @TheRealRoseanne would like a word.
I remember a ton of leftists not very concerned about fascism then. pic.twitter.com/jm75btZI3p
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) September 18, 2025
Because here’s the real takeaway: the public has had enough. Enough sneering, enough condescension, and enough of millionaires in designer sneakers pretending they speak for the average American while mocking their values. The joke’s over — and it wasn’t funny to begin with.
