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CNN 5 Things

Kimmel monologue, Trump’s ‘big shift’ on Russia, AZ special election & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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An emotional Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC and attacked attempts to curb free speech. Ukraine’s president is hailing a “big shift” from President Donald Trump on Russia. We have the results of Arizona’s special election. A powerful typhoon has led to more than two million evacuations in China. Plus, an update on the summer camp where girls and counselors were killed in July’s Texas flooding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, September 24th. Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late night show last night. I don't think what I have to say is going to make much of a difference. If you like me, you like me, if you don't, you don't. I have no illusions about changing anyone's mind. But I do want to make something clear because it's important to me as a human, and that is, you understand

0:54.8

that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man."

0:59.9

Pulled off the air last week for comments about the suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk,

1:04.3

Kimmel thanked a list of conservative media and political figures who had criticized the decision

1:09.3

and defended his right to speak freely,

1:11.6

such as Senator Ted Cruz, who he's often mocked on the show. Kimmel attacked, quote,

1:16.5

anti-American attempts to curtail free speech in the U.S.,

1:20.7

and warned against President Donald Trump's attempts to fire other talk show hosts.

1:25.6

Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he can't take a joke.

1:32.1

He was somehow able to squeeze Colbert out of CBS.

1:36.7

Then he turned his sights on me, and now he's openly rooting for NBC to fire Jimmy Fallon

1:42.2

and Seth Myers.

1:43.6

About an hour before the episode went to air, Trump weighed in on ABC's restoration of the show

1:48.7

on Truth Social, calling Kimmel a, quote, illegal arm of the Democratic Party and threatened

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