In his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel had suggested that Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump Republican
When announcing that it would pull Jimmy Kimmel’s programme, TV station operator Nexstar Communications Group called comments the comedian had made about Charlie Kirk’s death “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse.”
Supporters of Donald Trump have praised the decision, with the White House deputy chief of staff calling it an example of “consequence culture.”
