Video “A new show, approved by the Government.” How American TV presenters reacted after the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel / almost all talked about Trump
The American Talk Show shows were in solidarity with their comedian colleague Jimmy Kimmel, after he was suspended by ABC after a dispute about Charlie Kirk's killing, reports the BBC.
Stephen Colbert, who was recently informed that his show will be canceled next year, started his monologue saying that “we are all Jimmy Kimmel” and said that removing the star represents “a flagrant attack on freedom of expression.”
Seth Meyers said he is “a privilege and an honor to be able to call Jimmy Kimmel,” while Jon Stewart and Jimmy Fallon addressed the issue of freedom of expression through satirical moments in which they seemed to praise Donald Trump.
Their shows were broadcast shortly after the US president accused the main TV networks of the US of being “overwhelmingly negative” and warned them that the broadcast licenses could be withdrawn.
Jimmy Kimmel's words that led to the suspension of his show
The dispute started after Kimmel said in his Monday monologue that “Gașca Maga” “desperately tries to present this young man who killed Charlie Kirk as anything but one of them” and tries to “get political points”.
He also compared Trump's reaction to the death of the conservative political activist with “the way a four -year -old is mourning a golden fish.”
Meyers, the presenter of the Night La Lar La broad show, started his show on Thursday, saying that the Trump administration “implements a repression against freedom of expression”, before adding sarcastic: “and, without any connection, I just want to say before I started and always admired Mr. Trump.”
In the public hiccups, Meyers continued: “I always thought he was a visionary, an innovator, a great president and a better golf player.”
The presenter then broadcast a series of trump clips, declaring that he had banned government censorship and restored freedom of expression to America.
“I wake up every day and I count my blessings because I live in a country that at least claims to value freedom of expression,” he ironized the situation, later adding that “there is a reason why freedom of expression is in the first amendment. It is above all the others.”
“This is a crucial moment … It is an important moment in our democracy and we must all take attitude for freedom of expression,” he stressed.
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At CBS, The Late Show Stephen Colbert presenter said that Kimmel's suspension is “a flagrant censorship” and “the latest and most daring action from a long campaign against press critics.”
Colbert had his own canceled show, which CBS justified in July as “a pure financial decision”, but which some observers related to an imminent federal decision on a merger involving the CBS parent company, Paramount.
Kimmel's removal came after Nexstar Media, one of the largest TV stations in America, announced that he would not broadcast Kimmel's “unlimited term” show, because his remarks were “offensive and lacking sensitivity”. Nexstar is currently waiting for federal approval for another takeover transaction.
“So a company that apparently gives up in front of the president's whims to ensure the passing of the merger-did this ever happen?”, Joke Colbert.
After his visit to the UK, Trump told reporters, referring to the evening shows and networks: “All they do is attack Trump … They are licensed. They are not allowed to do this.”
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Colbert replied: “Yes, they are allowed! From the beginning … These shows have always talked about the president in office, and this is you.”
He added: “So, no matter what I claim, it is not just what Jimmy said on Monday, but is part of a plan. How do I know that? Two months ago, when the president was celebrating with the cancellation of my show, he posted” Jimmy Kimmel is the next “.
At The Tonight Show on the NBC, Fallon said to the spectators: “I don't know what's going on and no one knows. But I know Jimmy Kimmel and he's a decent, fun and loved guy and I hope to come back.”
He continued: “Many people are worried that we will not be able to say what we want to say or we will be censored. But I will cover the president's visit to the United Kingdom exactly how I would normally.” Let's start. Well, good people, President Trump has just ended his three-day visit to the UK. “
A double voice then intervened over Kimmel to say that Trump “looked incredibly handsome.”
“Donald Trump reduces those who want to express themselves freely?” / “Of course not”
At Comedy Central, Stewart adopted a similar satirical approach, becoming a lingering and “patriotic obedient” presenter of a “Daily Show, approved by the Government”.
He reluctantly offered praise to a “perfectly tanned trump,” known for “charm, elegance and his undeniable sexual charisma.”
Stewart then asked the seven correspondents of the show if the “Cârcota and Critics” are right. “Donald Trump reduces those who want to express themselves freely?”
“Of course not, Jon,” they said in the choir, with robotic voices. “Americans are free to express their opinion. We want to suggest the opposite is laughing. Ha ha.”
Former evening shows David Letterman also spoke about Kimmel's suspension at The Atlantic Festival that took place in New York on Thursday.
“I'm sorry about this, because we all see where the situation goes right?” He said. “It is a controlled press. It's not good. It's funny. It's ridiculous,” added the legendary TV presenter.
But not all evening show presenters agreed.
Greg Gutfeld from Conservative Television Fox News said: “People come to me and say,” If you are a comedian and appear on TV, you should be disturbed by it. “I am not very much.”
Gutfeld and his guests criticized Kimmel's comments and argued that there are limits of freedom of expression on TV shows.
The presenter also said that people who now defend Kimmel have previously tried to silence publications and right -wing commentators. “The only way they could stop them was to know that they could happen to them,” Gutfeld said. “But this is really a fair thinking? I don't know,” he said.
