Joe Scarborough Hails Bipartisan Stand with Jimmy Kimmel: ‘This Is Big Government vs. The People’
David Gilmour Sep 24th, 2025, 7:47 am
host Joe Scarborough hailed the bipartisan stand with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel as he blasted the fallout that resulted in the short-lived suspension as a case of “Big Government versus The People.”
Kimmel was suspended by ABC last week following backlash to a joke about MAGA’s reaction to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk .
The comments were then highlighted by Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on a podcast, who urged affiliate networks to “step up” and triggered a pile-on by conglomerates before ABC suspended Kimmel.
In his return to the air, the host led a tearful monologue clarifying his c