NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump’s ability to police the words of journalists, commentators and even comics .

ABC, which suspended Kimmel’s show last Wednesday following criticism of his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, announced Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return after the network had “thoughtful conversations” with the host.

An audience member, Walter Bates, said in an interview after the taping that Kimmel “made sure that everybody knew that he was not ... making fun of the tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s murder.” Bates said he wouldn’t call it an apology, “but that message was

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