Overview
- On the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney said their son asked if the president was responsible for the show going off the air and they both answered yes.
- ABC and Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Sept. 17 over Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue about the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, then lifted the suspension on Sept. 22.
- The suspension followed objections from major ABC station owners Nexstar and Sinclair and a public remark from FCC Chair Brendan Carr that Kimmel’s comment warranted consequences.
- The White House press secretary has denied that the president applied pressure on ABC to suspend Kimmel.
- McNearney said the fallout has strained her extended family relationships with relatives who voted for Trump, and Kimmel has portrayed the episode as part of the president’s push to sideline late‑night critics.