Overview

• Trump condemned ABC’s decision on Truth Social and said he would “test” the network legally, invoking a past claim of winning $16 million.
• He alleged that ABC had told the White House the show was canceled, a claim reported as his assertion without independent confirmation.
• Kimmel returned Tuesday, said he never meant to make light of the murder, and defended his program under free-speech principles.
• ABC had pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely after his monologue suggested the accused, Tyler Robinson, might be pro‑Trump.
• Valor reported FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr warned broadcasters over Kimmel’s remarks, and major affiliate groups Nexstar and Sinclair were still preempting the show.