Hey, guys.

I'm Sam Steinman.

You got it to Bullwork, joined by Sarah Longwell, our publisher, and we are here to talk about

Jimmy Kimmel, who was back on air last night.

Not in my neck of the woods because Sinclair decided they weren't going to air it in

Washington, D.C.

But lo and behold, it got shockingly high ratings, incredible amount of views on YouTube.

This is what happens when the president and his goons at the FCC turn you into a martyr.

Sarah, let's talk about this.

First, let me just say, I thought the monologue in sort of the abstract was really great.

I think it hit all the right notes.

I think it was both poignant and obviously comedic in the ways that it needed to be.

And it addressed the threats to free speech.

But I thought the most compelling part of it was when Kimmel clearly got choked up, talking about the accusations that he was

celebrating were making light of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Let's watch this clip from

the monologue. He actually gets choked up twice. We're going to watch the first part. And then I

want to get your reaction on the flip side. But I do want to make something clear because it's important to me as a

human. And that is, you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder

of a young man. I don't think there's anything funny about it.

I posted a message on Instagram on the day he was killed, sending love to his family,

and asking for compassion, and I meant it, and I still do.

Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions of what it was obviously a deeply disturbed individual.

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