Overview
- On Christmas Day, Kimmel addressed UK viewers on Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message, accusing President Trump of acting like a king and warning that “tyranny is booming.”
- He recounted that ABC briefly pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September after his remarks about the killing of Charlie Kirk, and he claimed a government threat preceded the show’s removal.
- Kimmel credited a broad public backlash for his reinstatement within a week, declaring “we won, the president lost” and promising to continue his on-air criticism.
- News reports note that Trump welcomed the suspension and has called for hosts to be fired or for networks critical of him to have broadcast licenses revoked.
- Channel 4 said it selected Kimmel because U.S. politics dominated 2025, and he closed by apologizing to British viewers and asking them to give Americans “about three years.”