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In this week’s SojoMail, Tyler Huckabee writes that Kimmel may have been the highest profile victim of Trump's pressure campaign to silence its critics — but he’s not the first: Kimmel met this strange, deeply troubling moment with grace, charm, and defiance, marrying his decades of experience in late show cane-twirling to his longtime principled advocacy for democratic norms. He did not apologize or hedge, but wisely connected his suspension to a larger pattern of the White House’s actions against people saying things it doesn’t like. “This show is not important,” he said. “What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.” Last week, President Donald Trump was asked about his thoughts on Jimmy Kimmel Live’s suspension. “When you have a network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump—that’s all they do,” he said. “They give me only bad publicity or press. I mean, they’re getting a license. I would think maybe their license should be taken away.” He doubled down on Truth Social after Kimmel’s return, accusing the show of being “99% positive Democrat GARBAGE,” before hinting at, you guessed it, another lawsuit. It is striking, here, that Trump’s words have nothing to do with Kirk or the terrible circumstances surrounding his murder. It seems that, as far as Trump is concerned, the problem with Kimmel was personal, hinting at what actually landed Kimmel in hot water.
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