Silencing Kimmel

Today, Explained

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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ABC’s “indefinite” suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show has people worried about the First Amendment under President Trump. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt and Denise Guerra, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King. Donald Trump appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" when he was running for president in 2016. Photo by Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you were worried you'd never hear another late-night host mock the president again,
0:04.6	it's going to be okay.
0:07.1	John Stewart decked his set out in gold.
0:09.8	Is Donald Trump stifling free speech?
0:14.3	Of course not, John.
0:17.0	Americans are free to express any opinion we want.
0:20.7	Seth Myers knows Trump's threatening him personally.
0:23.6	If you've ever seen me say anything negative about him, that's just AI.
0:28.6	Jimmy Fallon got dubbed.
0:30.6	During the trip, protesters managed to project images onto the sides of Windsor Castle
0:35.6	of Trump standing next to his good friend,
0:38.1	Jeff Goldblower.
0:39.2	Colbert at this point has nothing to lose.
0:41.5	Remember, like, in week one of his presidency, Gulf of America.
0:45.7	Call it Gulf of America.
0:46.9	Sure, seems harmless, but with an autocrat, you cannot give an inch.
0:51.3	And Jimmy Kimmel still hasn't said a thing. Silencing Kimmel coming up on
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