Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions.

So much for being free-speech warriors.

GOP lawmakers have applauded ABC's decision on Wednesday to indefinitely suspend comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show, which came after a top Trump administration official threatened the media company over Kimmel’s mild remarks about murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel's ouster is an affront to free speech. And Republicans—many of whom have claimed to be champions of free speech and detractors of so-called cancel culture—showed they are nothing but shameless hypocrites when that culture claims someone they don't like.

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