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“Where Was The Joke?” - Did ABC SILENCE Jimmy Kimmel Over Charlie Kirk Murder Claims?

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel after his comments on Charlie Kirk’s death sparked outrage. Patrick Bet-David and the VT panel break down why late-night comedy is failing, the role of politics in entertainment, and who could step in to revive the genre.

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0:00.0

On Wednesday, afternoon, we get news that ABC has moved down with Jimmy Kimmel.

0:04.6

Everybody was shell shock.

0:05.7

What do you mean they've moved down with Jimmy Kimmel?

0:07.6

And then news came out that the reason why this happened is because the FCC and by the way, it was over these comments.

0:14.4

Let's play the clip to what the comments were in and we'll get into a couple other things.

0:17.2

Go ahead, Rob.

0:18.5

We hit some new lows over the weekend with the Maga Gang desperately trying to characterize

0:23.4

this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they

0:28.5

can to score political points from it.

0:31.0

In between the finger pointing, there was grieving.

0:33.8

On Friday, the White House flew the flags at half staff, which got some criticism.

0:37.9

But on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this.

0:43.0

I condolences on the loss of your friend, Charlie Kirk. May I ask, sir, personally, how are you

0:47.2

holding up over the last day and a half, sir? I think very good. And by the way, right there,

0:51.8

you see all the trucks? they've just started construction of the

0:55.2

new ballroom for the white house which is something they've been trying to get as you know for about

0:59.7

150 years and it's going to be a beauty yes he's at the fourth stage of grief construction

1:07.3

demolition construction so how an adult construction. Demolition.

1:12.1

Construction.

1:16.2

This is not how an adult grieves the murder of somebody.

1:17.4

That comment is made.

1:19.3

Stephen A. Smith said something very interesting.

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