Concerns grow that the Trump administration is curtailing criticism after ABC host Jimmy Kimmel's show was cancelled.

It's just his latest attack on a late night host who has been critical of the Trump administration.

Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and business

President Trump called it “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED." (The show was suspended, not cancelled.)

President Trump rejected outcries from Democrats over the state of free speech after ABC pulled the TV show of late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

President Donald Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Thursday denied that the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show was the result of government censorship.

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Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show over Charlie Kirk comments is latest sign of business coming under pressure from White House

Comedian, whose show was pulled after Charlie Kirk comment, has long been a thorn in president’s side

“We may be coming full circle," Robert Thompson of Syracuse University told Fortune, "back to a Carson-style, harmless late night—with NBC the last one standing.”

ABC decision over Kimmel comments comes hours after Trump-appointed chair of US media regulator threatened broadcaster’s affiliate stations’ licenses

"Good riddance, Kimmel, you disgusting scumbag."

President Donald Trump has applauded the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show over comments he made about the man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is on indefinite hiatus after the host made comments about conservatives' reactions to the death of Charlie Kirk.

Trump has had long-running beef with late-night TV hosts who have criticized his policies.

Concerns grow that the Trump administration is curtailing criticism after ABC host Jimmy Kimmel's show was cancelled.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is on indefinite hiatus after the host made comments about conservatives' reactions to the death of Charlie Kirk.

Donald Trump suggests networks that carry critical coverage should lose licenses, amid calls for boycott of ABC owner Disney – key US politics stories from 18 September 2025

President says Jimmy Kimmel was ‘not a talented person’ as critics decry show’s suspension as an attack on free speech

But it is unclear to what extent media companies might push back - at the potential expense of their bottom line.

LOS ANGELES: US 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…