Overview
- On a Nov. 6 We Can Do Hard Things podcast, Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney said they answered “yes” when their son asked if the president caused the show’s suspension.
- ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Sept. 17 after Kimmel’s Sept. 15 remark implying the man who killed Charlie Kirk was a Trump supporter.
- Major affiliates Nexstar and Sinclair objected to the comment, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr said it warranted consequences.
- ABC lifted the suspension on Sept. 22, and Kimmel returned the next evening, with no new disciplinary action since.
- Molly McNearney said she has lost family relationships over relatives’ votes for Trump, and audience members were sent home the night the suspension was announced.