Jimmy Kimmel said that the "MAGA gang" was "desperately trying to portray this individual who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of their own" and that they were doing everything possible to leverage the situation for political gain. He criticized the Republican response to Charlie Kirk’s shooting and mocked the way President Trump mourned Kirk's death, saying Trump's reaction resembled "how a toddler grieves for a goldfish." Kimmel also ridiculed the decision to fly the flag at half-mast and commented on distractions like White House renovations amid the tragedy. These remarks led to ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely due to backlash and accusations that he misled the public about the circumstances of Kirk's killing and the alleged shooter's political affiliations.
