Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 18-The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) announced on the 17th that it would "indefinitely" suspend the broadcast of host Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show because Kimmel's remarks on the shooting of Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative activist in the United States, caused controversy. The decision to stop broadcasting was "celebrated" by US President Trump, but it was criticized by many Democrats.

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According to the Associated Press, Kimmel, a famous mouth, talked about Kirk's shooting incident many times in the Jimmy Kimmel Show broadcast on the evening of 15th and 16th, saying that many people in the MAGA camp are using Kirk's murder for their own benefit.

Kimmel said in a 15-day show: ¡°Last weekend we witnessed a new breakthrough in the bottom line, with the MAGA camp trying to portray the murderers of Kirk as people unrelated to them and trying to extract political code from them.¡±

He also criticized Trump's reaction after he learned of Kirk's death and the FBI Director of Investigation, Kass Patel,'s conduct in the case investigation.

Brendan Carl, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, urged local broadcasters to stop broadcasting the Jimmy Kimmel Show. He hinted that if the show had "distorting" comments, the committee could investigate the broadcaster or be fined or revoked the license.

Later, one of the largest local broadcasters in the United States, the Nestlé Media Group announced that it would no longer broadcast the Jimmy Kimmel Show in the ¡°foreseeable future.¡±

Later on the 17th, an ABC spokesman said, "The Jimmy Kimmel Show will be suspended indefinitely," but did not further explain the reason for the suspension.

Kimmel has not yet responded to the matter, and his contract will expire in May 2026. An informed person told U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel that Kimmel has not been fired, and ABC¡¯s Walt Disney Company¡¯s senior plan is to communicate with him. The Jimmy Kimmel Show has been broadcast since 2003, with an average of 15.7 million views per season as of May this year.

Critics say the decision to halt broadcasting ¡°undermines freedom of speech¡±

Trump affirmed the decision to halt ABC¡¯s broadcast on the social media platform ¡°Real Social¡± on the 17th: ¡°This is good news for America. Congratulations to ABC for finally gathering the courage to do what it should do.¡± He at the same time criticized US National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) talk show hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers.

Several Democrats have criticized the decision as undermining freedom of speech, including Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, the only Democratic member in the Federal Communications Committee, Anna Gomez, and Democratic Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzke.

Senator Ed Markey, a member of the * Party, said on the social media X platform: "This is censorship at work. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission threatened ABC and Disney because of Kimmel's remarks. The program was stopped a few hours later."

Meanwhile, conservative activists and media welcomed ABC¡¯s decision to halt broadcasting, saying Kimmel¡¯s comments on Kirk¡¯s shooting were enough to stop his talk show.The New York Times commented that the reaction to Kimmel¡¯s talk show also reflected ¡°US party differences.¡±

Kirk is the co-founder of American non-profit organization "American Turning Point" and one of the most influential "online celebrities" in Trump supporters. Kirk was shot and killed at the age of 31 while giving a speech at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on the 10th. The suspect Taylor Robinson was arrested on the evening of 11th and formally charged on 16th. If convicted, Robinson may face the death penalty.

According to U.S. media reports on Friday, 15 people have been fired or suspended for stating ¡°inappropriate¡± remarks about Mr. Kirk. Supporters of Mr. Kirk have warned that stating disrespectful remarks about Mr. Kirk¡¯s death will have ¡°horrible¡± consequences.

Several media outlets have pointed out that "Kirk's death" highlights the escalation of political violence and political polarization in the United States, and that the United States is facing a new era of political violence.After the incident, a U.S. adult poll showed that about 63 percent of respondents believe that the way Americans talk about political topics has greatly boosted political violence, while about 71 percent agreed that "American society has broken down".