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 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 to a crowd at a Utah university on September 10.

The Fox News host called it "smart business" for ABC to yank Kimmel's late night show off the air.

"Good riddance, Kimmel, you disgusting scumbag."