Bill Maher defends Jimmy Kimmel amid suspension
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The "Real Time" host on Friday decried Kimmel's suspension from ABC over comments he made about late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Bill Maher came out swinging against Trump and ABC for the ouster of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over remarks after the killing of Charlie Kirk.
Bill Maher addressed ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comparing it to his own cancellation over two decades ago by the same network.
Kimmel’s comments—which have been defended by fellow talk-show hosts including Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Conan O’Brien, and David Letterman—drew the fury of President Donald Trump, who described them as “a horrible thing about a great gentleman.”
Comedian Bill Maher hammered President Trump and the right for their “hypocritical” criticism of Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off air this week by ABC, vowing that he is “not intimidated.” “I
You know, Jimmy, look, I don't think what he said was exactly right. I don't agree. We don't agree on that,” the liberal comedian said during the latest episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
In full satire mode, Stewart laid into Trump, calling him America's "great leader" and criticizing his administration's stance on free speech.