Overview
- On the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, the couple said their son asked if the president was responsible for the suspension and that they both answered yes.
- McNearney said she has lost relationships with Trump‑voting relatives, describing the divide as about values rather than party and noting she sent pre‑election emails urging family not to support him.
- ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Sept. 17 and reinstated it less than a week later, and Kimmel returned without issuing an apology for his earlier remarks.
- The suspension followed Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue implying the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk had MAGA ties, drawing swift pushback from major ABC affiliates Nexstar and Sinclair and criticism from FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
- Trump publicly celebrated the suspension, and Kimmel has since accused the president of seeking to get him and other late‑night hosts fired.