After weeks of being kept off the air at Donald Trump’s demand, Jimmy Kimmel came back on ABC with a 25-minute opening monologue that has quickly gone viral. And he did not hold back.
Right from the start, Kimmel targeted Trump’s allies at the FCC, especially Commissioner Brendan Carr, who has been threatening networks that continue to air Kimmel’s show. Kimmel reminded viewers that Carr once defended political satire as “one of the oldest and most important forms of free speech.” Then he hit him with the punchline: “Now he’s Trump’s hitman, threatening networks on podcasts like a wannabe mob boss. That’s not legal. That’s not American. That’s dangerous.”
When it came to Trump himself, Kimmel got even sharper. He accused the president of trying to silence comedians and journalists by pressuring networks to fire them. He warned that this isn’t just about late-night comedy it’s about free speech itself:
“If we don’t have free speech, then we don’t have a free country. It’s as simple as that.”
Kimmel also addressed criticism over remarks connected to Charlie Kirk’s tragic death, clarifying that he had expressed sympathy for the family and never intended to make light of the situation. He then shifted back to Trump’s ongoing attacks on journalists, pointing to new restrictions being pushed on reporters with Pentagon access.
Throughout the monologue, Kimmel connected comedy, press freedom, and democracy itself. He invoked the legacy of Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, saying: “When the government tries to silence a comedian the president doesn’t like, that is the opposite of what America stands for.”
Of course, Kimmel kept plenty of humor in the mix. He joked about Trump’s bizarre United Nations speech where he complained about “windmills” and even the building’s décor, quipping that “five translators had to be hospitalized for confusion.” He also mocked Trump’s health advice at a press conference with RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz, saying: “Follow the advice of Donald Trump and you too can look like a glazed ham with deep vein thrombosis.”
Kimmel’s fiery return wasn’t just comedy it was one of the strongest defenses of free speech on national television in years. His message was clear: Trump may not like criticism, but America cannot afford to give up laughter, truth, or the freedom to speak out.
Kimmel’s was perfectly write in what he said it’s about Free Speech , Let’s be Clear here the first Amendment is very clear hear people gave their lives for the Constitution its affects every person in America , You have Trump in the White House he has not got a clue what is happening that is a very serious matter, Americans you put Trump in the White House and can Impeach him,
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