Turning Point USA (TPUSA) spokesman Andrew Kolvet said he’s “relieved” Jimmy Kimmel is back on air — not because he agrees with the ABC host’s controversial comments, but because he believes cancellation would have made the liberal comic a martyr.
Kimmel was famously sidelined by Disney last month after he falsely suggested that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination, was part of the “MAGA gang.” The remarks drew intense backlash from conservatives, along with a veiled threat from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), but Kimmel’s benching didn’t even last a week and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was able to return to air without the host offering an apology.
“I don’t want Jimmy Kimmel to be a martyr. He doesn’t deserve it. He’s a liar, he’s an un