Trump says Charlie Kirk could have become president as Obama rips Kimmel 'cancel culture'

[The following has been excerpted from an AP liveblog of Thursday’s events to focus on discussion of the unprecedented suspension of late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.]

Free speech experts said Kimmel could have a strong legal case against Carr, especially after the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in May that public officials can’t use their power to punish speech.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote then that “the First Amendment prohibits government officials from wielding their power selectively to punish or suppress speech, directly or…through private intermediaries.”

In comments Wednesday before Kimmel’s suspension, Carr said, “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additio