Jimmy Kimmel on Monday called “bullshit” on Vice President JD Vance, who last week tried to claim the government wasn’t involved in Kimmel getting pulled off the air earlier this month.
Kimmel was suspended amid a right-wing pressure campaign, threats from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, and attacks by President Donald Trump over comments he made about the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Disney brought Kimmel back after less than a week, but two companies that own dozens of ABC affiliates continued to block the show.
Vance said those stations refused to carry the show not due to censorship, but because Kimmel’s “not funny and his ratings aren’t very good.”
Shortly after Vance made those comments, both companies announced they would resume carrying the show ― and Kimmel was ready with a fact-check for Vance as a result.
