Overview

• In a special episode, Carlson called Charlie Kirk a free speech champion and warned that any move to enact hate speech laws would warrant civil disobedience.
• He singled out Attorney General Pam Bondi for saying the Justice Department would target people for hate speech, noting she later walked back the remarks.
• Officials signaled punitive steps beyond DOJ, with the State Department seeking to identify foreign nationals praising the death and Defense aides warning military personnel could face criminal charges for making light of it.
• ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his comments, while an FCC chairman said he was considering an investigation and Nexstar pulled the program from its ABC affiliates.
• President Trump gloated on Truth Social about Kimmel’s show being canceled, and Vice President J. D. Vance urged supporters to expose people celebrating the killing and alert their employers.