Thousands pay tribute at Charlie Kirk vigil amid uproar over Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Live updates – UK Times

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has condemned the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live and the “weaponization” of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

Addressing the House of Representatives on Friday, AOC said that Congress needs to “unite” in order to stop “an all-out assault on free speech across the country”.

She said that Donald Trump is threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets for allowing criticism of his administration.

“This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very First Amendment rights that define us as a country,” she said, also calling out ABC for their dismissal of Kimmel, saying it is their “responsibility to refuse to embolden and participate in this corruption and escalation of censorship.”

Senator Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, criticized ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late show.

“The attack on Jimmy Kimmel is yet another page in the dictator’s playbook,” he wrote on X Friday. “When will my more of my Republicans colleagues recognize that traveling down this road does not end well for any of us?”

The decision to pause Kimmel’s show “indefinitely” comes after the comedian made comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and ally to President Donald Trump.

Kimmel has been critical of Trump, and critics have noticed the show’s suspension came after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr put pressure on broadcasters to “take action on Kimmel.”

Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, told Fox News Thursday night if the president wanted to take his critics off the air, there would “only be a handful” of people left on TV.

Lara’s comments come after Trump suggested revoking FCC licenses from networks that largely air negative coverage of him.

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Washington Democrat, explained why she voted in favor of a resolution honoring the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“Charlie Kirk was a human being. He was a human being with a family who loved him,” the congresswoman said Friday. “We do not need to agree with the beliefs of everyone around us, but we do need to have the courage to see clearly how our hard heartedness, callousness, or indifference towards the humanity of others around us is tearing the country apart.”

The House passed the resolution Friday with 215 Republicans and 95 Democrats backing it.

Shots were fired at a building housing an ABC affiliate in Sacramento, California, Friday afternoon, police say.

“We haven’t had a lot of attacks on our media partners, and we’d like to keep it that way,” Anthony Gamble, a public information officer for the Sacramento Police Department, told CBS Sacramento.

“This is unacceptable behavior. And so you know, to those that may have been responsible for this, and I hope you see this, we’re not going to stop looking for you. This is unacceptable behavior. It’s not going to be tolerated in Sacramento.”

Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany has bashed “liberal networks” for showing more concern about Jimmy Kimmel’s show being suspended than about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

“For all the concern about the ‘the First Amendment, the First Amendment,’” McEnany told colleague Jesse Watters Friday night. “What about all the amendments that Charlie Kirk lost? Because Charlie Kirk has no amendments right now. None.”

People protested outside of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on Friday after Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show was suspended. Here are some photos:

President Donald Trump defended Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr Friday after he received backlash over the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show.

Trump called Carr “an incredible American patriot with courage.”

Before ABC announced its decision to suspend Kimmel’s show, Carr put pressure on broadcasters to “take action” against Kimmel after comments he made in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called for Carr to resign, and Republican Senator Ted Cruz compared him to a “mafioso.”

Fox News’ Jessica Tarlov has warned “no voice is safe” after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show following comments the comedian made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

“This is how the First Amendment dies—when tragedy is weaponized to justify censorship. Regulatory threats can’t be the answer to speech we don’t like. If we let this stand, no voice is safe,” she said.