Elon Musk calls Jimmy Kimmel ‘disgusting’ over his comments on Charlie Kirk: What television host said about the key ally of Donald Trump - The Times of India
Jimmy Kimmel Live will be suspended indefinitely, a ABC spokesperson said after the host’s controversial comments on Charlie Kirk, linking his alleged killer to President Trump’s MAGA movement. MAGA – short for Make America Great Again is a political slogan, popularized by President Donald Trump during his election campaigns. During the late-night show, Kimmel made sharp comments stating that the MAGA gang is “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it”.The video clip has now gone viral on X (formerly Twitter). Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to one such post with the clip saying “Jimmy Kimmel is disgusting”. Jimmy Kimmel Faces Fallout Over ‘Sick’ Charlie Kirk Joke; Trump Calls It ‘Great News’What Jimmy Kimmel said about Charlie Kirk’s deathThe clip, now doing rounds on social media, shows Jimmy Kimmel saying:“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving on Friday. The White House flew the flags at half staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this.”Soon after Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial remarks, the show was abruptly cut to a clip of a reporter offering condolences for the "loss of his friend" and asking Trump how he's “holding up over the last day and a half.” While the episode is still up on YouTube, it begins around the two-minute mark, strategically avoiding the controversial part.Kimmel continued saying:“He's at the fourth stage of grief, construction. Demolition. Construction. This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend. This is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish. OK? And it didn't just happen once.”ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel LiveABC has pulled off the show for indefinite length of time. The ABC announcement came just after Nexstar media – one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the US, said it would not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! "for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight's show". Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar's broadcasting division said "[We] do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located," said.How Donald Trump reacted to Jimmy Kimmel firingCelebrating the announcement, President Trump said it was "great news for America". In a social media post, he said “The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.”
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