FILE PHOTO: Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the Pre-GRAMMY gala, hosted by the Recording Academy and Clive Davis, in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., February 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated the suspension of talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves and said TV broadcasters should lose their licenses over negative coverage of his administration, adding fuel to a national debate over free speech.
Kimmel has been embroiled in the effort by Trump and his supporters to punish critics of assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot while speaking at a Utah university on September 10. Since then, allies of Trump and Kirk have warned Americans to properly mourn the divisive figure or face the consequences.
