Overview
- ABC announced on Sept. 17 that it will halt Kimmel’s program without a set return date.
- Kimmel said on his Sept. 15 broadcast that Trump supporters were politically using the shooting and highlighting differences with the accused, Tyler Robinson.
- An ABC affiliate had already stopped airing the show, calling the remarks offensive and insensitive during a critical moment for national discourse.
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr condemned Kimmel’s comments and signaled the agency might consider action involving ABC.
- Prosecutors have charged Robinson with murder in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and are seeking the death penalty.