Jon Stewart criticises Trump's bid to get Jimmy Kimmel fired
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Updated · HuffPost · May 4
Jon Stewart criticises Trump's bid to get Jimmy Kimmel fired
8 articles · Updated · HuffPost · May 4
On his Weekly Show podcast, Stewart said Trump and Melania Trump pushed ABC after right-wing outrage over Kimmel's joke before the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting.
Stewart called the backlash absurd and said Trump's fragility and incompetence could spur unexpected people to help rebuild the country, arguing there was still hope for the US.
Kimmel, previously suspended by ABC after comments on Charlie Kirk's assassination suspect, remains under renewed MAGA criticism, including over a Rudy Giuliani joke as Giuliani was reported hospitalised in critical but stable condition.
As pressure mounts on ABC, where is the modern line between comedy and accountability?
With an FCC review looming, is the Kimmel controversy a test of free speech or corporate survival?