White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live was purely an ABC decision, dismissing former President Obama’s claims of government coercion. She said President Trump had no involvement and learned of the suspension during a U.K. trip.
Leavitt criticized Kimmel for “knowingly lying” about the death of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, calling the indefinite suspension a consequence of his actions. Disney confirmed the show’s pause, while Nexstar and Sinclair dropped it from their ABC affiliates.
