PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — We’re starting to see local reactions to ABC’s suspension of late night talk show mainstay Jimmy Kimmel .

This morning, Helena Foulkes, a Democrat who recently announced her bid for Rhode Island governor in the 2026 race, posted to Twitter/X, saying in part:

Free speech is free speech, and the actions of the Trump administration are disgraceful…This should alarm everyone.

She shared the comments with a picture of her on the Jimmy Kimmel live show in 2016.

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