Senator Chuck Schumer has warned that Jimmy Kimmel must remain on air to protect American democracy.
Disney confirmed on Wednesday night that Kimmel’s show will be suspended indefinitely after comments he made about last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk at the hands of a disturbed left-wing student.
“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,” Kimmel remarked during Monday night’s show.
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” said Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, in a statement on Wednesday.
Schumer, who is currently America’s most powerful elected Democrat, is urging Kimmel to take the matter to court.
“America is meant to be a bastion of free speech,” Schumer wrote on the X platform. “Everybody across the political spectrum should be speaking out to stop what’s happening to Jimmy Kimmel.”
“This is about protecting democracy,” he continued. “This must go to court.”
America is meant to be a bastion of free speech.
Everybody across the political spectrum should be speaking out to stop what’s happening to Jimmy Kimmel.
This is about protecting democracy.
This must go to court.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) September 18, 2025
Trump, meanwhile, is gloating about Kimmel’s apparent demise.
“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
”That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!”
Schumer isn’t the only one taking Kimmel’s apparent cancellation badly.
Over on Bluesky, leftists are already likening the development to a fascist takeover of America.
